A Capital Union [electronic resource]
Victoria Hendry2013
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE HISTORICAL WRITERS' ASSOCIATION DEBUT CROWN 2014. 'A
remarkable debut ... an excellent novel, dramatic and engaging, with a Buchan
thrills quality.' Alan Warner. Scotland, 1942. Seventeen year-old Agnes Thorne
discovers that her new husband, Jeff, a campaigner for Home Rule, is determined
to challenge Westminster over the issue of conscription. War is tightening its
grip on the world as the young couple falls under the spell of the independence
movement's charismatic new chairman, Douglas Grant. As the Scottish National
Party splits, and a court hearing looms, Jeff abandons his work on a Scottish
dictionary to fight to save himself and Douglas from prison. When Agnes is let
in on a secret that challenges her own understanding of love, loyalty and
national identity, boundaries become blurred. BLACKWELL'S BOOK OF THE MONTH
Main title:
A Capital Union [electronic resource] / Victoria Hendry
Author:
Victoria Hendry, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Saraband, 2013
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
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Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781908643353
Language:
English
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BRN:
428589
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