An epic love story set in the period of Music and Silence, for readers of Rose Tremain and Philippa Gregory.
1639. Zeal Beester, mistress of the rolling Hampshire estate of Hawkridge, is pregnant, unwed, and the King has banished her lover to the New World. The Puritan Praise-God Gifford will have her burnt at the stake for depravity.
To save herself and the child, Zeal becomes the wife of Philip Wentworth, an ageing soldier and adventurer. But Philip's extraordinary tales of El Dorado only remind her of her exiled lover.
As the chaos of Civil War approaches, Zeal begins to rebuild Hawkridge House as the Memory Palace and the secret map of her heart. Part maze, part theatre, part great country house, it enrages the Puritans and inspires in one twisted soul a hatred and envy that only death will satisfy.
Should the King be killed, Zeal's lover may return only to find Zeal and the child in their graves.
| ISBN: | 9780007101283 |
| Publication date: | 5th April 2004 |
| Author: | Christie Dickason |
| Publisher: | HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 499 pages |
| Genres: |
Historical Fiction |
An epic love story set in the period of Music and Silence, for readers of Rose Tremain and Philippa Gregory. 1639. Zeal Beester, mistress of the rolling Hampshire estate of Hawkridge, is pregnant, unwed, and the King has banished her lover to the New World.
The Memory Palace features in the following genres: Historical Fiction
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The Memory Palace was written by Christie Dickason and published by HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
The Memory Palace has 499 pages