The rewards are life-changing: the family could return to their beloved Tidelands, and Alinor could rule where she was once lower than a servant.Īlinor’s son is determined to stay clear of the war, but, in order to keep his own secrets in the past, Livia traps him in a plan to create an imposter Prince of Wales-a surrogate baby to the queen.įrom the last battle in the desolate Somerset Levels to the hidden caves on the slave island of Barbados, this third volume of an epic story follows a family from one end of the empire to another, to find a new dawn in a world which is opening up before them with greater rewards and dangers than ever before. Instead, Alinor and her daughter Alys, have been coaxed by the manipulative Livia to save the queen from the coming siege. Ned Ferryman cannot persuade his sister, Alinor, that he is right to return from America with his Pokanoket servant, Rowan, to join the rebel army.
But the people are bitterly divided, and many do not welcome the new king or his young queen. King Charles II has died without an heir and his brother James is to take the throne. It is 1685 and England is on the brink of a renewed civil war. Dark Tides: A Novel (2) (The Fairmile Series) Author, Philippa Gregory Star Count, 3/5 Format, Hard Page Count, 464 pages Publisher, Simon & Schuster. The Fairmile3 Dawnlands Philippa Gregory 4.11 3,049 ratings336 reviews Want to read Kindle 14.99 Rate this book It is 1685, England is on the brink of a renewed civil war against the Stuart kings and many families are bitterly divided. Palace intrigue, defiant heroism, and a long-awaited love fulfilled from New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory in her Fairmile series.
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