Maggie Prince Livres

Strong historical fiction and powerful romantic drama set in border country during Elizabethan times - forbidden passions and family loyalties; heresy and witchcraft, but at the heart of it, the burgeoning love of a young girl.

The continuation of Beatrice and Robert's story, historical drama set in 16th Century border country. In Raider's Tide, Beatrice, a sixteen-year-old English girl, saves Robert a Scot from death. She has risked her own life, by helping the enemy but in turn is rescued by John, the local pastor. After nearly drowning, and with Robert gone, Beatrice finds it difficult to settle back into everyday life. She starts to learn healing with the Cockleshell Man but is too distraught to concentrate well. A quarrel with her father results in her leaving home to stay at the Parsonage out father's way. There, her relationship with John deepens and they become betrothed. Meanwhile several captured Scots are imprisoned in the infamous dungeons of Lancaster Castle. Robert is among them - he did not make it across the brder. The prisoners are almost certain to be hanged after their trials at the Lent Assizes. Beatrice makes repeated attempts to free him, but nothing works and Robert is condemned to die. In desperation Beatrice plots with some travelling players to rescue Robert and in doing so, she jeapordises her relationship with John and narrowly escapes being thrown into jail herself. In saving Robert, Beatrice has become a fugitive from the law herself...and Scotland is the only place she can go.

Emily's unsettling experiences in her new home lead her to uncover its haunted history, intertwined with the horrors of the Black Death. As she grapples with alarming symptoms and vivid hallucinations, the narrative delves into the past, showcasing the immense suffering caused by this devastating plague. This gripping tale combines elements of suspense and historical context, immersing readers in the chilling realities of a bygone era while exploring the impact of trauma across time.

»Beatrice mag in einer anderen Zeit leben, doch wie viele ihrer modernen Ebenbilder ist sie freimütig, waghalsig und verliebt.« The Guardian England zur Zeit von Elisabeth I. Beatrice ist sich ihrer Zukunft sicher. Sie wird den Lehrer und Dorfpfarrer John heiraten, für den sie schon als junges Mädchen geschwärmt hat. Eines Tages hört sie Trommelschläge, die Entsetzliches verkünden: Robert, der schottische Angreifer, den sie einst geliebt und heimlich im Wald gesund gepflegt hat, soll in Lancaster hingerichtet werden. Immer wieder wird Beatrice von aufwühlenden Bildern und Alpträumen heimgesucht. Sie fasst den verzweifelten Entschluss, Robert vor dem Galgen zu retten.