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'fantastic characterization, period detail, and page-turning action' Laura Purcell, author of Mistress of the CourtThe second part of The Highway Trilogy for Young Adults.
Ralph Chaplin has fallen for beautiful copper-haired Kate. There is only one problem - he is a Roundhead soldier and she is a Royalist Lady.
It is 1651, and for the last ten years England has been ripped apart by a bitter civil war. Ralph and Kate are on opposing sides, but Ralph wants to build a new England, one of peace and plenty. He volunteers to fight at the Battle at Worcester, thinking it will finish the bloodshed for good. But the Roundheads are not the heroes he imagined, and soon Ralph has made a deadly enemy; one who will pursue him to wreak vengeance. Worse, Ralph's radical beliefs in freedom for all have made him just as many enemies at home, as he has on the battlefield. Ralph finds himself on the run, forced to eke a living as a highwayman.And then his avenger arrives. The one who seeks to kill those he loves most.Can Ralph save Kate?If you like page-turning adventure and romance, with a touch of the paranormal, start your ride on the highway today!
Told by Ralph's ghost, 'Spirit of the Highway' is the stand-alone second part of the Highway Trilogy for teens (and adults!) based on the real life and legend of Lady Katherine Fanshawe, highwaywoman. The first part of the trilogy, 'Shadow of the Highway' is also available.
PRAISE FOR DEBORAH SWIFT
'There is no greater compliment than "Give me more!"' - Susanna Gregory
'realistic dialogue, an author's obvious love for history, and characters that leap off the pages' - Romance Reviews Today
'genuinely engrossing... with characters you can get interested in' - The Mum Website
Deborah Swift lives in a stunning part of the world, the English Lake District. She used to work as a costume designer for film and TV, and loves researching the background to her novels. She has an MA in Creative Writing, and is the author of three longer historical novels for adults:
'The Lady's Slipper', (shortlisted for the Impress Prize)
'The Gilded Lily'
'A Divided Inheritance'
You can find out more about her on her website, deborahswift.com.follow her on Twitter @swiftstory
Ralph Chaplin has fallen for beautiful copper-haired Kate. There is only one problem - he is a Roundhead soldier and she is a Royalist Lady.
It is 1651, and for the last ten years England has been ripped apart by a bitter civil war. Ralph and Kate are on opposing sides, but Ralph wants to build a new England, one of peace and plenty. He volunteers to fight at the Battle at Worcester, thinking it will finish the bloodshed for good. But the Roundheads are not the heroes he imagined, and soon Ralph has made a deadly enemy; one who will pursue him to wreak vengeance. Worse, Ralph's radical beliefs in freedom for all have made him just as many enemies at home, as he has on the battlefield. Ralph finds himself on the run, forced to eke a living as a highwayman.And then his avenger arrives. The one who seeks to kill those he loves most.Can Ralph save Kate?If you like page-turning adventure and romance, with a touch of the paranormal, start your ride on the highway today!
Told by Ralph's ghost, 'Spirit of the Highway' is the stand-alone second part of the Highway Trilogy for teens (and adults!) based on the real life and legend of Lady Katherine Fanshawe, highwaywoman. The first part of the trilogy, 'Shadow of the Highway' is also available.
PRAISE FOR DEBORAH SWIFT
'There is no greater compliment than "Give me more!"' - Susanna Gregory
'realistic dialogue, an author's obvious love for history, and characters that leap off the pages' - Romance Reviews Today
'genuinely engrossing... with characters you can get interested in' - The Mum Website
Deborah Swift lives in a stunning part of the world, the English Lake District. She used to work as a costume designer for film and TV, and loves researching the background to her novels. She has an MA in Creative Writing, and is the author of three longer historical novels for adults:
'The Lady's Slipper', (shortlisted for the Impress Prize)
'The Gilded Lily'
'A Divided Inheritance'
You can find out more about her on her website, deborahswift.com.follow her on Twitter @swiftstory
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I have enjoyed constructing this trilogy of adventures for young adults based around the real-life story of Lady Katherine Fanshawe (Ferrers) who is known in legend as 'The Wicked Lady'.
Two films were made about her, and she was famed for her exploits as a highwaywoman. The truth is of course more complex than that, and the factual evidence to support the idea is scanty. However, the background of the English Civil War means that were many dispossessed aristocrats, soldiers, and routed Royalists on the road trying to eke out a living, and its possible Katherine's story might have become embroidered by the exploits of others. Also likely, is that her story might have become associated with a ballad about Maude of Allinghame.
I have based Katherine's story on the real historical background, with its factions of rebels looking to build a new world in an unstable England. The story is also about her deaf maidservant, Abigail, and the Diggers - a radical sect who believed in communal living and were way ahead of their time. Full historical notes are in the backs of the books.
Spirit of the Highway is the second in the trilogy - a shorter, more lightweight novel than my other books, which sometimes run to more than 400 pages. I hope younger readers might enjoy it, or anyone who wants a quicker, lighter read. The story itself naturally fell into three parts and so it made sense to divide the narrative into three books of about 200 pages each, and form a trilogy.
Each book is a stand-alone story with a different main character, and this one features Ralph Chaplin, the young man Katherine is supposed to have fallen for. I hope the subject matter will appeal to younger readers of historical fiction - but that is not to say adults won't enjoy it too!
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Two films were made about her, and she was famed for her exploits as a highwaywoman. The truth is of course more complex than that, and the factual evidence to support the idea is scanty. However, the background of the English Civil War means that were many dispossessed aristocrats, soldiers, and routed Royalists on the road trying to eke out a living, and its possible Katherine's story might have become embroidered by the exploits of others. Also likely, is that her story might have become associated with a ballad about Maude of Allinghame.
I have based Katherine's story on the real historical background, with its factions of rebels looking to build a new world in an unstable England. The story is also about her deaf maidservant, Abigail, and the Diggers - a radical sect who believed in communal living and were way ahead of their time. Full historical notes are in the backs of the books.
Spirit of the Highway is the second in the trilogy - a shorter, more lightweight novel than my other books, which sometimes run to more than 400 pages. I hope younger readers might enjoy it, or anyone who wants a quicker, lighter read. The story itself naturally fell into three parts and so it made sense to divide the narrative into three books of about 200 pages each, and form a trilogy.
Each book is a stand-alone story with a different main character, and this one features Ralph Chaplin, the young man Katherine is supposed to have fallen for. I hope the subject matter will appeal to younger readers of historical fiction - but that is not to say adults won't enjoy it too!
'a touching story of people divided by class but united by shared beliefs. I look forward to reading the other two as soon as possible!' Andrea Zuvich, historian, author of 'The Stuarts in 100 Facts'
'This is a beautifully written and impressively researched novel. The characterization is lovely too, with the survivor opportunist Downall, the selfish Elizabeth whom I loved to hate, and the needy Cutch who only wanted to belong.' Anita Seymour, author of Royalist Rebel
'This is a beautifully written and impressively researched novel. The characterization is lovely too, with the survivor opportunist Downall, the selfish Elizabeth whom I loved to hate, and the needy Cutch who only wanted to belong.' Anita Seymour, author of Royalist Rebel
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