The life of the black Georgian composer and abolitionist (1729-1780), thrillingly imagined. Born on a slave ship, his owner gave him, as a two-year-old, to three sisters living in Greenwich. With luck and tenacity he radically improved his circumstances. This is a compelling debut from the well-known actor.
The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho
(author)
£16.99
Edition:Hardback978034970239106/10/2022
Categories: 05. Books for Christmas 2022: Fiction, Books for Christmas 2022, Fiction
Tag: Historical Novels
From a Bookshelf nearby
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Like the new novel by the other twice-Booker-winner on this list, this is the third in a trilogy... following Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies, both of which are also reissued in hardback a... read more
The Mirror and the Light (The Wolf Hall Trilogy)
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Nothing too alarming in this amiable tale of murder and skulduggery, set on St Michael's Mount in December 1938.
The Dead of Winter
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The Witchfinder General Matthew Hopkins descends on seventeen-century Essex, where he finds himself oddly fascinated by a 'peculiar' young woman. A historical novel with real bite, which rec... read more
The Manningtree Witches
Hardback £12.99 -
Every Christmas needs an escapist book and this year we think this fits the bill - a novel about the three daughters of the first Earl of Iveagh. There is of course the old chestnut that Pr... read more