Of all revenge, the greatest is this: that which cometh suddenly,
without expectation. AMBITION REVENGE Power is shifting. Queen
Elizabeth I is dying, James waiting to become King. Everywhere,
there is opportunity to ascend. But who will thrive, and who will
fail, under the new King? Will it be the scholar Francis Bacon,
whose brilliant mind is the envy of the royal court? Or his hated
rival the attorney Edward Coke, already acclaimed as the greatest
lawyer of his generation? The Winding Stair tells the gripping
story of these two founders of our modern world and their battle
for power, pre-eminence – and the hand of the most eligible woman
in the realm. Combining humour, wit and imagination with deep
research, this novel is a dazzling synthesis of history and fiction
that takes the genre to new places. It is an epic tale of jealousy
and intrigue in Elizabethan and Jacobean England, which, in its
lowest moments, holds a darkened mirror to our own contemporary
politics.
General
Imprint: |
Biteback Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
June 2023 |
Authors: |
Jesse Norman
|
Pages: |
480 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-78590-792-0 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-78590-792-1 |
Barcode: |
9781785907920 |
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