Devil Water - by Anya Seton (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This fiercely beautiful novel tells the true story of Charles Radcliff, a Catholic nobleman who joined the short-lived Jacobite rebellion of 1715, and of Jenny, his daughter by a secret marriage.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>"A true story fictionalized by a writer who has a special feeling for the dramatic . . . Mixed by Miss Seton's skillful hands, the dust of the past becomes the clay of the artist and is molded into memorable, lifelike form." --<i>Chicago Tribune </i> <p/>This fiercely beautiful novel tells the true story of Charles Radcliffe, a Catholic nobleman who joined the short-lived Jacobite rebellion of 1715, and of Jenny, his daughter by a secret marriage. Set in the Northumbrian wilds, teeming London, and colonial Virginia--where Jenny eventually settled on the estate of the famous William Byrd of Westover--Jenny's story reveals one young woman's loyalty, passion, and courage as she struggles in a life divided between the Old World and the New. <p/>Miss Seton's narrative is richly buttressed with the results of scrupulous research on the personages and the period. Her sole purpose is to tell a rousing good tale plainly and simply and this she does admirably." --<i>New York Herald Tribune</i><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>A true story fictionalized by a writer who has a special feeling for the dramatic . . . Mixed by Miss Seton s skillful hands, the dust of the past becomes the clay of the artist and is molded into memorable, lifelike form. <i>Chicago Tribune </i> <br>This fiercely beautiful novel tells the true story of Charles Radcliffe, a Catholic nobleman who joined the short-lived Jacobite rebellion of 1715, and of Jenny, his daughter by a secret marriage. Set in the Northumbrian wilds, teeming London, and colonial Virginia where Jenny eventually settled on the estate of the famous William Byrd of Westover Jenny s story reveals one young woman s loyalty, passion, and courage as she struggles in a life divided between the Old World and the New. <br>Miss Seton's narrative is richly buttressed with the results of scrupulous research on the personages and the period. Her sole purpose is to tell a rousing good tale plainly and simply and this she does admirably." <i>New York Herald Tribune</i> <br>ANYA SETON (1904 1990) was the author of many best-selling historical novels, including Katherine, Avalon, Dragonwyck, and Foxfire. She lived in Greenwich, Connecticut. <br>"<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>ANYA SETON (1904-1990) was the author of many best-selling historical novels, including <i>Katherine</i>, <i>The Winthrop Woman</i>, <i>Avalon</i>, <i>Dragonwyck</i>, <i>Green Darkness</i>, and <i>Foxfire</i>. She lived in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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