Author: BARNES, MARGARET CAMPBELL
Title: Mary of Carisbrooke
Description: London, Macdonald. 1956, 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. Book, Novel about the imprisonment of King Charles I at Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight The only loves Mary had known were the affection she bore her father and the passion she felt for the lovely Isle of Wight. But young Mary's quiet, protected life soon changed as she was thrust into the raging core of civil war. When Cavalier King Charles fled to her remote isle from Oliver Cromwell and the Puritans, expecting to find Carisbrooke Castle a refuge from the Roundheads, he ran straight into the arms of betrayal .. and into the depths of Mary's unawakened young heart. Almost overnight, this charming servant girl becomes a woman, more beautiful than ever, made confident, seductive, and wise by love. Almost overnight, she stood at the center of the intrigues, dangers, and high passions surrounding this controversial Stuart and his dynasty. Very Good +/Very Good, Slight Chips.

Keywords: Historical Fiction Carisbrooke Castle Charles I Charles I


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