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The Hearth and Eagle
Anya Seton
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Description for The Hearth and Eagle
Paperback. A richly detailed historical saga from the bestselling author of Katherine and Green Darkness, first published in 1948 Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 200 x 27. Weight in Grams: 292.
A richly detailed historical saga from the bestselling author of Katherine and Green Darkness. 'Anya Seton takes us into other worlds, making us live for a few hours on a grand scale' (Women's Journal)
Beginning in 1630, this is the story of the sleepy New England fishing village of Marblehead, Massachusetts from its earliest settlement to modern times, and of a family who called it their home for generations.
Hesper Honeywood is unlike the obedient, deeply religious women of her family's past. While she copies the grim and pious behaviour of her cold and distant mother, she ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
292g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444788266
SKU
V9781444788266
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About Anya Seton
Anya Seton was born in New York City and grew up on her father's large estate in Cos Cob and Greenwich, Connecticut, where visiting Indians taught her Indian dancing and woodcraft. One Sioux chief called her Anutika, which means 'cloud grey eyes', a name which the family shortened to Anya. She was educated by governesses, and then travelled abroad, first ... Read more
Reviews for The Hearth and Eagle
To read Seton is to enter into another time with such conviction that it seems as real as the present Miss Seton's enthusiasm for both character and period is infectious - Daily Telegraph Perhaps the greatest gifts Anya Seton brings to her historical novels are the zest of her narrative, the life she breathes into the most insignificant ... Read more