The Lady's Slipper: A sweeping historical novel of orchids and obsession
(Westmorland Book 1)
By Deborah Swift
England 1660
When botanical artist Alice Ibbetson discovers a rare orchid, the lady's-slipper, in a nearby wood, she is captivated by its beauty. It is the last surviving specimen and she wants to preserve it for future generations.
There is only one problem - it is growing on the land of Richard Wheeler, a newly-converted Quaker, who will not allow her to touch it.
Fearing for the flower's fragility, she steals the orchid, little dreaming that this seemingly simple act will unleash an unstoppable chain of events - one that will lead to murder and exile, and unexpected love.
Set just after the English Civil War, on land riven by divided loyalties, soon Alice is fighting not only for the flower's survival, but for her own.
Publication date: August 20th 2016
Genres: Historical Literary Fiction / Action & Adventure
Page Length: 472
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Deborah Swift is a USA TODAY bestselling author of twenty books who is passionate about the past. Deborah used to be a costume designer for the BBC, before becoming a writer. Now she lives in an old English school house in a village full of 17th Century houses, near the glorious Lake District. After taking a Masters Degree in Creative Writing, she enjoys mentoring aspiring novelists and has an award-winning historical fiction blog at her website www.deborahswift.com
Deborah loves to write about how extraordinary events in history have transformed the lives of ordinary people, and how the events of the past can live on in her books and still resonate today.
Recent books include The Poison Keeper, about the Renaissance poisoner Giulia Tofana, which was a winner of the Wishing Shelf Book of the Decade Award, and a Coffee Pot Book Club Gold Medal. Her most recent books are The Silk Code and The Shadow Network, both set in the Second World War.
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