-Tidelands

Tidelands

by Philippa Gregory

Tideland is the first Fairmile series by Philippa Gregory and is set in England in1648, this is the civil war time and poverty time were being a woman is not easy at all. Alinor’s husband who is a fisherman has been missing for over six months now. And left Alinor with Rob, her 12 year old son and Alys, her13 year old daughter.They are managing their life poorly and all three are working really hard.

It June, and Alinor is sitting in the church grave, when she meets Father James, a handsome young priest in the run.

James is involved political conspiracies surrounding king Charles I. Alinor doesn’t know it of course. But that night she helps him hide in her husbands she and the next day she shows him a secret way to get to Sir William, a local aristocrat. Sir william is a former supporter of the king.  

The rest is Alinor’s life that is changing and a strong love that grows between James and Alinor. There are several differences between them that cause the relationship to suffer.

The surprising part for me was the last chapter. it was jaw dropping and I can’t wait for the next book to continue this fascinating story.

This is my first book by Philippa Gregory, I have to say she is very talented in retelling history, it might be a slow burn for some readers as the authors has taken time to vividly describe the detail to bring the reader to Alinor’s world.

The characters are impeccably developed and very well connected to the story. I enjoyed the plot; the storyline was charmingly simple and interesting. It’s an intense and very well written novel

Many thanks to the publisher for this gifted copy.

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