From the author of The Prince of Mirrors comes this gripping account of the life of Queen Mary, one of the most formidable queens of Britain.
Alan D. Clark Bücher
Alan Clark gestaltet Erzählungen mit einem ausgeprägten Sinn für historische Details und menschliche Psychologie. Seine Werke befassen sich mit komplexen Beziehungen und moralischen Dilemmata mit bemerkenswerter Tiefe. Clarks Prosa ist fesselnd und lohnend und lässt die Leser in reichhaltig gestaltete Welten eintauchen. Sein Schreiben zeichnet sich durch sorgfältige Recherche und durchdachtes Erzählen aus.
Prince Albert Victor is heir presumptive to the British throne. Handsome and good-hearted, he is regarded as disastrously inadequate to be king. By contrast, Jem Stephen is a renowned intellectual and a golden boy worshipped by all. He is appointed as Prince Albert's tutor - a relationship that will change both of their lives.
England, 1926. Lady Isobel Farrar, an ageing widow, finds herself dwelling on a long-buried secret: as a young woman, she gave up a child for adoption. Now she can't help but wonder what became of him. When she finally tracks down her long-lost son, will the two be able to lay the past to rest?