The Licence of War - Hardcover

V.C. Letemendia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0224089390 ISBN 13: 9780224089395

Publisher: Jonathan Cape, 2014

Synopsis

1643: England is descending into a bloodier Civil War, and Beaumont, born a nobleman's heir but with a shadowy past as a mercenary turncoat and spy, has been hired against his will as agent to the King's new Secretary of State, the manipulative Lord Digby. Still madly in love with the bewitching Isabella Savage, Beaumont is sent by Digby into enemy-held London to track down his counterpart, Parliament's twisted spymaster, who nourishes his own, very personal desire for revenge. Already Beaumont suspects he can trust no one, not even Isabella, who has deep ties to Digby. As power struggles seethe within the Royalist camp and Beaumont's tenuous faith in the King's cause is further eroded, he becomes haunted by nightmares portending two deaths: of the King, and of the Prince of Wales, for whom Beaumont cherishes a strong, protective bond. At home, as his father's health weakens, Beaumont's duty is to choose a respectable wife and carry on the ancient line, though to give up Isabella will devastate him. Worse yet, a visitor from his mother's Spanish past appears with a long-buried secret that could ultimately destroy the Beaumont family.

About this title

About the Author:

V. C. Letemendia was born and brought up in Oxford and now lives in Toronto. After completing a doctorate in Political Theory and lecturing for some years, she published her first novel The Best of Men in 2009.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jonathan Cape
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0224089390
• ISBN 13: 9780224089395
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 608