In the spring of 1585, seven English shipssailed around Cape Feare and up the windswept coast of Florida.. Their mission: to gain a foothold in the Americas, a gateway to riches, an island fortress against the Spanish. But within ten years, the vibrant new colony had vanished without a trace..
In Hampton Court, Elizabeth is under siege - surrounded by sycophants, spies, and assassins who stalk her every move. Among those charged with protecting her is a tall, charismatic spy named Gabriel North.and when the queen's advisers persuade her to send ships to the Americas, North is given a job for which he is perfectly suited: to seduce Roanoke's Secota princess and gain information about a fabled treasure hidden in the wilderness.
In Princess Naia, North meets a woman who bewitches him utterly - and he soon sees the dangerous deceptions from which his mission was born. As war and calamity crash down on Roanoke Island, Gabriel North becomes a wanted man in a desperate hunt that will lead back across the Atlantic - into a trap set by his enemies, and into a shocking act of treachery that swirls around Elizabeth herself..
With the grace of a master storyteller, Margaret Lawrence brings to life a cast of brave hearts and blackguards, petty criminals and grand schemers, who play their roles in a searing drama of conquest, rule, and rebellion.
In Hampton Court, Elizabeth is under siege - surrounded by sycophants, spies, and assassins who stalk her every move. Among those charged with protecting her is a tall, charismatic spy named Gabriel North.and when the queen's advisers persuade her to send ships to the Americas, North is given a job for which he is perfectly suited: to seduce Roanoke's Secota princess and gain information about a fabled treasure hidden in the wilderness.
In Princess Naia, North meets a woman who bewitches him utterly - and he soon sees the dangerous deceptions from which his mission was born. As war and calamity crash down on Roanoke Island, Gabriel North becomes a wanted man in a desperate hunt that will lead back across the Atlantic - into a trap set by his enemies, and into a shocking act of treachery that swirls around Elizabeth herself..
With the grace of a master storyteller, Margaret Lawrence brings to life a cast of brave hearts and blackguards, petty criminals and grand schemers, who play their roles in a searing drama of conquest, rule, and rebellion.
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Hardback Editions
June 2009 : Hardback
| Title: Roanoke (Historical Fiction) Author(s): Margaret Lawrence ISBN: 1-4104-1680-1 / 978-1-4104-1680-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2009 : Hardback
| Title: Roanoke: A Novel of Elizabethan Intrigue Author(s): Margaret Lawrence ISBN: 0-385-34237-3 / 978-0-385-34237-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Delacorte Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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January 2009 : Paperback
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