'Gregory is an experienced storyteller and doesn't let you down.
Tidelands is a gripping and intelligent portrait of a woman
fighting to survive in a hostile world' THE TIMES THE BRAND NEW
SERIES FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR England
1648. A dangerous time for a woman to be different . . .
Midsummer's Eve, 1648, and England is in the grip of civil war
between renegade King and rebellious Parliament. The struggle
reaches every corner of the kingdom, even to the remote Tidelands -
the marshy landscape of the south coast. Alinor, a descendant of
wise women, crushed by poverty and superstition, waits in the
graveyard under the full moon for a ghost who will declare her free
from her abusive husband. Instead she meets James, a young man on
the run, and shows him the secret ways across the treacherous
marsh, not knowing that she is leading disaster into the heart of
her life. Suspected of possessing dark secrets in superstitious
times, Alinor's ambition and determination mark her out from her
neighbours. This is the time of witch-mania, and Alinor, a woman
without a husband, skilled with herbs, suddenly enriched, arouses
envy in her rivals and fear among the villagers, who are ready to
take lethal action into their own hands. 'The first in a planned
series . . . The author crafts her material with effortless ease.
Her grasp of social mores is brilliant, the love story rings true
and the research is, as ever, of the highest calibre' Elizabeth
Buchan, Daily Mail 'Vivid and beguiling - Philippa Gregory at her
best' woman&home 'A compelling novel that shines a light on the
struggles of 17th century women' Daily Mirror 'The novel's power
lies in Gregory's evocative portrayal of the tidelands and the
everyday lives of those who are bound to them' Sunday Express
'Philippa Gregory returns with an English Civil War novel that
excels in everything she does best. Historical events are written
with breathless immediacy, keeping the reader enthralled even if
they know the outcome. She pays close attention to the plight of
women in the past, so often unchanged despite men's wars, and gives
them a voice . . . Fans will not be disappointed' Alys Key, The i
'Shines a light on the struggles of 17th century women . . . If
this novel is the first sign of what's to come then readers are in
for a treat' Emma Lee-Potter, Daily Express 'Tidelands evokes a
world of suspense and superstition. Its fascinating fictional
heroine, Alinor, is caught in a net of in-between spaces . . . I
was completely swept up in this wonderful, immersive story set in
the English Civil War when women who lived unconventional lives
risked being accused of witchcraft' Tina Jackson, Writing Magazine
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