The Rebel Daughter by Miranda Malins
A country torn apart by war. A woman fighting for her future... Gripping historical fiction for fans of Alison Weir, Elizabeth Chadwick and Anne O'Brien
Here is another superbly researched and vividly told novel about the gifted and spirited women of Oliver Cromwell's family; full of insight, detail and imaginative richnessIt will be warmly welcomed, and will certainly kindle hopes for more historical fiction of this quality from Miranda Malins. * Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury *
I cannot imagine a novel that would take me closer to the heart of Cromwell's world. In Bridget Cromwell, Miranda Malins has given us an utterly convincing flesh and blood heroine, who takes us by the hand and forces us to look unflinchingly at the men and the women, the blood and the dirt, the love and the loss of the most astonishing period in English history. * S.G. Maclean, author of the Damian Seeker series *
The Rebel Daughter in Miranda Malins' assured second novel is Bridget, Oliver Cromwell's eldest daughter whose story brings a wholly female perspective to the bloody turmoil of England's Civil War. 'Biddy' makes an engaging companion as she leads us, clear-eyed, through the complexities and horrors of the conflict; the battles and sieges, political ferment, the beheading of the king and Cromwell's part in ruthless massacres in Ireland. Through the twisting upheavals of rebellion and interregnum, her focus is always on the welfare of her family but she yearns to play a role, like the men around her, in shaping a better future for her country. This affecting, action-packed novel brings a momentous but often overlooked period of history vividly to life. * Carolyn Kirby, author of The Conviction of Cora Burns and When We Fall *
Miranda Malins goes from strength to strength with her second novel The Rebel Daughter. Oliver Cromwell's oldest daughter, Bridget, narrates her family's rise to power during the English Civil War alongside her own love story and developing personal ambitions. Malins brilliantly captures the collision of Bridget's idealism with the brute reality of faction and political jealousies, while Bridget's increasing Puritan radicalism sets her at odds with those in her family and elsewhere who seek some kind of accommodation with the past. Bridget and Henry Ireton leap breathing from the page in a nuanced picture of a divided world. * Leonora Nattrass, author of Black Drop *
It is wonderful to see such familiar historical characters brought so colourfully and convincingly to new life; and the writing itself is of the finest - skilful and vivid - literary standard. * Professor Ronald Hutton, author of The Making of Oliver Cromwell *
Dazzling - a brilliant, warts-and-all debut novel * Lancashire Post *
Incredibly rich in historical detail, bringing to life England's most turbulent years through the eyes of a woman at the heart of it. * Frances Quinn, author of The Smallest Man *
A gripping evocation of the English Civil War through a young woman's eyes * The People's Friend Online *
This is neither men's history nor women's history. It is good, gripping history, sharply and immediately told... A real treat * Aspects of History *
I cannot imagine a novel that would take me closer to the heart of Cromwell's world. In Bridget Cromwell, Miranda Malins has given us an utterly convincing flesh and blood heroine, who takes us by the hand and forces us to look unflinchingly at the men and the women, the blood and the dirt, the love and the loss of the most astonishing period in English history. * S.G. Maclean, author of the Damian Seeker series *
The Rebel Daughter in Miranda Malins' assured second novel is Bridget, Oliver Cromwell's eldest daughter whose story brings a wholly female perspective to the bloody turmoil of England's Civil War. 'Biddy' makes an engaging companion as she leads us, clear-eyed, through the complexities and horrors of the conflict; the battles and sieges, political ferment, the beheading of the king and Cromwell's part in ruthless massacres in Ireland. Through the twisting upheavals of rebellion and interregnum, her focus is always on the welfare of her family but she yearns to play a role, like the men around her, in shaping a better future for her country. This affecting, action-packed novel brings a momentous but often overlooked period of history vividly to life. * Carolyn Kirby, author of The Conviction of Cora Burns and When We Fall *
Miranda Malins goes from strength to strength with her second novel The Rebel Daughter. Oliver Cromwell's oldest daughter, Bridget, narrates her family's rise to power during the English Civil War alongside her own love story and developing personal ambitions. Malins brilliantly captures the collision of Bridget's idealism with the brute reality of faction and political jealousies, while Bridget's increasing Puritan radicalism sets her at odds with those in her family and elsewhere who seek some kind of accommodation with the past. Bridget and Henry Ireton leap breathing from the page in a nuanced picture of a divided world. * Leonora Nattrass, author of Black Drop *
It is wonderful to see such familiar historical characters brought so colourfully and convincingly to new life; and the writing itself is of the finest - skilful and vivid - literary standard. * Professor Ronald Hutton, author of The Making of Oliver Cromwell *
Dazzling - a brilliant, warts-and-all debut novel * Lancashire Post *
Incredibly rich in historical detail, bringing to life England's most turbulent years through the eyes of a woman at the heart of it. * Frances Quinn, author of The Smallest Man *
A gripping evocation of the English Civil War through a young woman's eyes * The People's Friend Online *
This is neither men's history nor women's history. It is good, gripping history, sharply and immediately told... A real treat * Aspects of History *
Miranda is a writer and historian specialising in the history of Oliver Cromwell, his family and the politics of the Interregnum period following the Civil Wars. She studied at Cambridge University, leaving with a PhD, and continues to speak at conferences and publish journal articles and book reviews. She is also a Trustee of the Cromwell Association. Alongside this, Miranda works as a commercial solicitor in the City and began writing historical novels on maternity leave. She lives in Hampshire with her husband, young son and cat Keats. Her debut novel, The Puritan Princess, will be published in 2020.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781409194866 |
| ISBN 10 | 1409194868 |
| Title | The Rebel Daughter |
| Author | Miranda Malins |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2022-02-17 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
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