Martha Peake: A Novel of the Revolution

First edition. 8vo. Pp. [viii], 339, [1]. Red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine; black endpapers. Illustrated dustwrapper (priced £12.99 to front flap).

Signed by Author to title page.

Author's fifth novel. Pilgrims Society Book Prize. Fleeing the brutality of her father – a Cornish smuggler turned poet – Martha Peake sets sail for America, where she becomes caught up in the colonies' struggle for independence. A cross between Gothic mystery and historical romance.

"[Martha Peake] has rare qualities of power and urgency... [Readers] are carried along by the eloquence and the energy and the brilliantly managed narrative pace." –The New York Times Book Review