Tides of War
Published on 7. June 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-09-952642-1 (ISBN)
Description
Newly-wed Harriet stands poised on the threshold of the adult world. Her husband, James, is setting off to join the Duke of Wellington's troops in Spain and left alone in London, Harriet is taken under the wing of Lady Wellington. While Harriet plunges into a new life of freedom at home, James faces the bloody reality of the battlefield.
As war rages abroad and England stands on the brink of change, Harriet and James face hope and heartache in equal measure. From the mantillas and palms of Seville to the gas lamps of foggy London, Tides of War returns us to the vivid, lost world of the past.
As war rages abroad and England stands on the brink of change, Harriet and James face hope and heartache in equal measure. From the mantillas and palms of Seville to the gas lamps of foggy London, Tides of War returns us to the vivid, lost world of the past.
Reviews / Votes
Hugely enjoyable... Intelligent, classy, entertaining * The Times * Seldom, since reading Jane Austen, have I so wanted to slip between the pages of a book and become one of its characters... She makes fiction as real as history and considerably more compelling -- Lucy Kellaway * Financial Times * Marvellous... Her descriptions are wonderful * Sunday Times * Tillyard perfectly inhabits her period... Gradually the plot's threads tighten to reveal a perfectly sprung novel * Daily Telegraph * Dazzling - I love this book. It's beautifully written, the characters are deeply involving and the historical settings are so right - in short, Tides of War is a triumph -- Simon Schama One of the most assured debuts in years...a modern novel that is the perfect answer to anyone who thinks the past is out of date -- Amanda Foreman * Financial Times * Tides of War is elegantly written, with passages of verve and...poignancy -- Matthew Dennison * Independent * A perfectly sprung novel of the sort that owes more to Hilary Mantel and David Mitchell than Patrick O'Brian or Bernard Cornwall * Daily Telegraph * Love, betrayal, war and peace charge this powerful debut -- Fanny Blake * Woman & Home * Tillyard writes in fluid, largely understated prose and her descriptions are wonderful -- Lucy Atkins * Sunday Times *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Vintage Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
459 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-09-952642-1 (9780099526421)
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Person
Stella Tillyard has been described by Simon Schama as 'dazzling...a phenomenally gifted writer'. Her books include Aristocrats: Caroline, Emily, Louisa and Sarah Lennox,1740-1832; Citizen Lord: Edward Fitzgerald, 1763-1798, and most recently A Royal Affair: George III and his Troublesome Siblings. She has lived in the USA and Italy and now lives in London.