Giles Kristian The Bleeding Land (Paperback) Bleeding Land (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Bleeding LandCondition: NewEAN: 9780552162401ISBN: 9780552162401Publisher: Corgi BooksFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 04/11/2013Item Height: 198mmItem Length: 127mmItem Width: 31mmItem Weight: 357gAuthor: Giles KristianLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: (Civil War: 1): a powerful, engaging and tumultuous novel confronting one of England’s bloodiest periods of historyISBN-10: 055216240XDescription: Written by the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lancelot, Giles Kristian, and perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden, this is a high-octone, gripping and affecting novel set during England's brutal and bloody Civil War."A brilliant read.... Full of tragedy and triumph, honour and treachery, The Bleeding Land is a thrilling tour-de-force." -- BEN KANE"Expertly plotted, full of passion and bloody drama...Read it: you'll love every page." -- M. C. SCOTT"Visceral, brutal and genuinely moving, this is historical fiction at it's thrilling best." -- SAUL DAVID"From touching moments of emotional heartbreak to gut wrenching pitched battles, full of epic sweep and gory detail, this novel will grab you and won't let go till you finish" -- ***** Reader review"Well written and meticulously researched. Highly recommended." -- ***** Reader review"Simply mesmerising" -- ***** Reader review***********************************************************A COUNTRY IS ABOUT TO TEAR ITSELF APART...England 1642: A NATION DIVIDED.England is at war with itself. King Charles and Parliament each gather soldiers to their banners. Across the land men prepare to fight for their religious and political ideals. Civil war has begun.A FAMILY RIPPED ASUNDER.The Rivers are landed gentry, and tradition dictates that their allegiance is to the King. Just as Edmund, the eldest of Sir Francis' sons, will do his duty, so his brother Tom will turn his back on all he once believed in...A WAR THAT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING.From the raising of the King's Standard at Nottingham to the butchery and blood of Edgehill, Edmund and Tom Rivers will each learn of honour, sacrifice, hatred and betrayal as they follow their chosen paths through this most savage of wars.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBBook Series: Bleeding LandGenre: FictionTopic: Historical FictionRelease Year: 2013 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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