Watch by Moonlight: A Novel - Hardcover

Hawks, Kate

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 038081465X ISBN 13: 9780380814657

Publisher: William Morrow, 2001

Synopsis

Bess Whately, an innkeeper's daughter, falls in love with highwayman Jason Quick, and as the authorities get closer to Jason, both his quest to free his father and their newfound love are threatened.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

In the tradition of Sharon Kay Penman, Kate Hawks, a stunning new voice in historical fiction, weaves a "beautifully rendered tale of bittersweet romance, triumph, and tragedy set against the shadowy backdrop of 18th-century England" (Susan Wiggs, author of The Firebrand and The Mistress).

Dorset, England, 1763. Bess Whately, daughter of the landlord of the King's Shilling, has little to look forward to except a life of drudgery, until the night that dashing young Jason Quick appears at the inn. Soon the two fall in love, and it is then that Jason shares his secret with Bess: he is the notorious highwayman menacing the countryside, robbing travelers under cloak of night. His life of crime is fueled by one ambition: to buy his father out of indentured servitude and start life anew. And now that dream is threatened, as the manhunt for Jason comes ever closer.

Rich in atmosphere, from details of daily life to the passions of the human heart, Watch by Moonlight vividly depicts a world of drama, adventure, and undying love.

About the Author:

Kate Hawks is the author of the historical novel The Lovers: The Legend of Trystan and Yseult. She lives in Lincoln, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 038081465X
• ISBN 13: 9780380814657
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240