‘An epic voyage well worth taking’ Telegraph
‘There is nothing quite like a James Buchan novel’ Financial Times
France, 1755. William Neilson and his wife Jeanne are happier than they ever expected to be with their family, the adopted orphan Marie-Ange and young William. Yet still they are restless.
Marie-Ange’s grace and rich dowry have caught the eyes of princes all over Europe, and Jeanne is determined her daughter shall have a throne, despite her own marriage to a poor Scotsman outlawed in Great Britain. But Marie’s heart resides elsewhere.
And William Neilson, still haunted by the loss of his men at the battle of Culloden in 1746, dreams of one last fight to purge his shame.
When war in England breaks out, will the family come together, or will they allow their personal ambitions to tear them apart?
Praise for A CHALICE ARGENT, the second William Neilson novel:
‘Delightful … William Neilson continues to exhibit basically all of the virtues. He’s brave, stoical, generous, truthful, constant, protective towards the weak and honourable to a fault. Yet entirely likeable. The nearest series to this I can think of is Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey-Maturin cycle’ Francis Spufford, winner of the Costa First novel award
What readers say about A STREET SHAKEN BY LIGHT, the first William Neilson novel:
‘A tight and bright romp of a read‘ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘His rollicking romp ranges widely across the world, taking in the French Revolution, the Jacobite rebellion, love affairs, duels, general skullduggery and much else besides, in prose as elegant as it is witty’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘There is nothing quite like a James Buchan novel’ Financial Times
France, 1755. William Neilson and his wife Jeanne are happier than they ever expected to be with their family, the adopted orphan Marie-Ange and young William. Yet still they are restless.
Marie-Ange’s grace and rich dowry have caught the eyes of princes all over Europe, and Jeanne is determined her daughter shall have a throne, despite her own marriage to a poor Scotsman outlawed in Great Britain. But Marie’s heart resides elsewhere.
And William Neilson, still haunted by the loss of his men at the battle of Culloden in 1746, dreams of one last fight to purge his shame.
When war in England breaks out, will the family come together, or will they allow their personal ambitions to tear them apart?
Praise for A CHALICE ARGENT, the second William Neilson novel:
‘Delightful … William Neilson continues to exhibit basically all of the virtues. He’s brave, stoical, generous, truthful, constant, protective towards the weak and honourable to a fault. Yet entirely likeable. The nearest series to this I can think of is Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey-Maturin cycle’ Francis Spufford, winner of the Costa First novel award
What readers say about A STREET SHAKEN BY LIGHT, the first William Neilson novel:
‘A tight and bright romp of a read‘ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘His rollicking romp ranges widely across the world, taking in the French Revolution, the Jacobite rebellion, love affairs, duels, general skullduggery and much else besides, in prose as elegant as it is witty’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
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