Anya Seton Knihy

Dej románu sa odohráva v prvej polovici 18. storočia, v búrlivom období bojov o anglický trón. Spisovateľka predkladá čitateľovi ucelený obraz vtedajšej anglickej spoločnosti s jej sociálnymi, národnostnými i náboženskými protirečeniami. Zoznamuje nás s bratmi Radcliffovcami, ktorým patríDilstonský zámok v Northumberlande. Starší, James, lord z Derwentwateru, vracia sa do rodinného sídla z exilu vo Francúzsku. Charles, mladší z bratov, zúčastňuje sa pod vedením Jamesa na jakobínskej vzbure a po jej potlačení a smrti brata pokračuje v boji...

This classic romance novel tells the true story of the love affair that changed history—that of Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, the ancestors of most of the British royal family. Set in the vibrant 14th century of Chaucer and the Black Death, the story features knights fighting in battle, serfs struggling in poverty, and the magnificent Plantagenets—Edward III, the Black Prince, and Richard II—who ruled despotically over a court rotten with intrigue. Within this era of danger and romance, John of Gaunt, the king’s son, falls passionately in love with the already married Katherine. Their well-documented affair and love persist through decades of war, adultery, murder, loneliness, and redemption. This epic novel of conflict, cruelty, and untamable love has become a classic since its first publication in 1954.

A richly detailed historical saga from the bestselling author of Katherine and Green Darkness, first published in 1948

Part One Of Two Parts DEVIL WATER is the true story of Charles Radcliffe, who escaped from Newgate prison in 1715 after his brother's execution, and of his daughter Jenny. Jenny was the child of a secret marriage; father and daughter share a strong and abiding affection. When Jenny immigrates to America, she and her father suffer years of separation. The themes of this book are loyalty and courage. Like all of Seton's books, this one combines thoroughly documented history with superb storytelling.

This story of troubled love takes place simultaneously during two periods of time: today and 400 years ago. We meet Richard and Celia Marsdon, an attractive young couple, whose family traces its lineage back to medieval England. Richard's growing depression creates a crisis in Celia, and she falls desperately ill. Lying unconscious and near death, Celia's spirit journeys backward to a time four centuries earlier when another Celia loved another Marsdon. No one writing today has a greater capacity to make the reader feel the joys and stresses of another age.

A New York socialite finds herself out of her element when she accompanies her new husband to Arizona, where he is overseeing a mining project in the desert.