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Havoc, in Its Third Year
Ronan Bennett
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Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Previous owner's inscription FFEP.
England in the 1630s - a difficult country in turbulent times John Brigge is a governor,a man who has kept away from intrigues to work on his farm and be with his wife, now expecting their first child. He is also - secretly - a Catholic. When he is called to settle the murder of a new-born child, Brigge finds himself drawn into matters he wants to avoid. Katherine Shay, an Irishwoman, is accused of killing her baby. Brigge wants to wait for more evidence. The ascendant Puritan faction, however, demand her immediate hanging. Brigge suspects their haste has little ... Read more
England in the 1630s - a difficult country in turbulent times John Brigge is a governor,a man who has kept away from intrigues to work on his farm and be with his wife, now expecting their first child. He is also - secretly - a Catholic. When he is called to settle the murder of a new-born child, Brigge finds himself drawn into matters he wants to avoid. Katherine Shay, an Irishwoman, is accused of killing her baby. Brigge wants to wait for more evidence. The ascendant Puritan faction, however, demand her immediate hanging. Brigge suspects their haste has little ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747564416
SKU
KTG0011935
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Ref
99-1
About Ronan Bennett
Ronan Bennett was brought up in Belfast.He is the author of three books, The Second Prison, Overthrown by Strangers and most recently the hugely acclaimed The Catastrophist (shortlisted for the 1998 Whitbread Novel Award). He has also written screenplays for film and television. Ronan Bennett lives in London with his family.
Reviews for Havoc, in Its Third Year
Praise for The Catastrophist: 'With Greene gone,and Richard Ford last spotted in suburbia, we need writers like Ronan Bennett.' Nick Hornby 'Has vision, imagination and gravitas.It does what all great novels do:it rises above itself; its themes transcend its narrative.' The Times 'A masterpiece...in its moral range, characterisation, and narrative excitement. Bennett has written not only an outstanding novel but ... Read more