{"product_id":"9780547840116","title":"Accidents Of Providence","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAccidents Of Providence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Stacia Brown\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"Wonderfully detailed and keenly researched, it is a moving portrait of a  courageous woman caught between a disastrous affair with a charismatic  revolutionary and the draconian laws of the land that would put her to  death because of it.\"—Kathleen Kent \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDangerous Liaisons: A seventeenth-century heroine for our times\u003c\/i\u003e  . . . [A] delightfully seditious heroine...Proof that a historical  novel can be educational and entertaining, and nothing like homework.\"—\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon,  1649: King Charles has been beheaded for treason, Cromwell is in power,  the Levelers are demanding rights for the people, and a new law  targeting unwed mothers presumes anyone who conceals the death of her  illegitimate child is guilty of murder. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlovemaker Rachel  Lockyer is locked in a secret affair. But while her lover is imprisoned  in the Tower, a child is found buried in the woods. Rachel is arrested.  So comes an investigation, a trial, and an extraordinary cast of  characters all brought to reckon for this one life. Spinning within is a  remarkable love story and evidence that miracles come to even the  commonest lives. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The best kind of historical fiction--a  combination of love story and murder mystery, with a sprinkling of  intriguing historical snippets and wonderful writing.”—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] marvelous story written in searing prose. Don't miss it!\"—Sheri Holman \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Heart-poundingly vivid [and] intellectually provocative . . . A romping good read . . . Historical fiction at its best.\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"Dangerous Liaisons: A 17th century heroine for our times...[A] delightfully seditious heroine...Brown introduces a wonderful cast of supporting characters.... For all its period detail, this debut seems remarkably modern in its depiction of love and politics—proof that a historical novel can be educational and entertaining, and nothing like homework.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \"A heart-poundingly vivid, intellectually provocative account. . . A romping good read that is character-driven yet intellectually provocative on issues of law, religion and morality—historical fiction at its best.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, STARRED review \"Debut novelist Brown has woven an absorbing tale...her story reveals a rich knowledge of the era with memorable characters, sharp, period-worthy dialog, and a poignant love story...This is the best kind of historical fiction—a combination of love story and murder mystery, wtih a sprinkling of intriguing historical snippets and wonderful writing.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, STARRED review \"Intelligent, masterful, suspenseful—one of the best books I've read in years. An impressive debut novel from a hugely talented new writer, \u003ci\u003eAccidents of Providence\u003c\/i\u003e was a rare treat.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Margaret George, author of many works of historical fiction, including \u003ci\u003eMary Queen of Scotland and the Isles\u003c\/i\u003e \"With this marvelous story written in searing prose, Stacia Brown brings us a deeply human, super-smart, uncommonly well-researched historical novel. \u003ci\u003eAccidents of Providence\u003c\/i\u003e tackles hypocrisy, both sexual and political, and invites us into the revolutionary taverns and chaotic courtrooms of civil-war-torn London, introducing us to the faithful and adulterous, the idealists and opportunists, of an era not so unlike our own. Don't miss it!\" \u003cbr\u003e—Sheri Holman, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dress Lodger\u003c\/i\u003e, among others \"Stacia Brown's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eAccidents of Providence\u003c\/i\u003e, richly illuminates an important but little known period of history: that of the English Leveller society. Wonderfully detailed and keenly researched, it is a moving portrait of a courageous woman caught between a disastrous affair with a charismatic revolutionary and the draconian laws of the land that would put her to death because of it.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Kathleen Kent, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Heretic's Daughter \u003c\/i\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eAccidents of Providence\u003c\/i\u003e is historical fiction at its best. It is absolutely steeped in atmosphere and so vividly re-creates the interregnum era that I felt as though I'd been transported there. Brown's prose has a beautiful originality. Her characters come alive with authenticity and humanity; they are loveable and infuriating, but the reader always believes in them, and invests hopes and fears with them. The story kept me gripped from the very first page—by turns desperately sad, funny, and heartwarming. It is a breath of fresh air. I loved it!\" \u003cbr\u003e—Katherine Webb, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780547840116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41160179056846,"sku":"9780547840116","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780547840116.jpg?v=1651476221","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780547840116","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}