Román spojujúci fantastické a historické motívy opisuje príbeh muža, ktorý sa pomocou drogy prenáša do 14. storočia, kde sa stáva svedkom dobrodružného života na cornwalskom panstve. Intrigy, neveru, násilnú smrť mnohých ľudí sleduje pomocou sprievodcu po tomto svete - Rogera.
Vypráví o osudu talentované sochařky Zuzany Gaylordové, která se pokouší skloubit cestu umělkyně s rolí matky.S tvrdošíjností sobě vlastní jde tato obětavá žena s hrdým srdcem za svým cílem. Spolu s ní čtenář putuje nejen tichým americkým maloměstem, ale i světem umělecké bohémy Paříže a New Yorku.
Penguin Readers is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders.
From intimacy to bitter quarrels under the eyes of Burlegh, Bacon, Raleigh and other members of Court, Elizabeth I and Essex's story unfolds to its last catastrophe - in which Essex lost his head and Elizabeth her heart.