A Street Shaken by Light by James Buchan
In 1720, the young William Neilson leaves Edinburgh to make his fortune in Europe. A romantic and picaresque adventure set in the eighteenth-century in Scotland, France and India.
'A hugely readable adventure-romance encompassing imperial France, the East India Company, Persia, the Jacobite rebellion, shipwreck, duels, derring-do and moreBuchan [...] really knows how to construct a ripping tale' -- Adam Roberts, Guardian
'There is nothing quite like a James Buchan novel: even another James Buchan novel ... By throwing everything he has into this transporting romp, Buchan does what a good fiction writer should: he makes us believe' -- John Self, Financial Times
'Writers who create a six-book historical series revolving around a fictionalised historical character can seldom be accused of lacking ambition. Judging by this thrilling first instalment in the William Neilson chronicles, Buchan is equal to such a commitment ... Buchan has not only created a thoroughly engaging protagonist, but has complete control over the milieu that he depicts' -- Alexandar Larman, Observer
'In the end, novels succeed not only by what they do, but, more importantly, by how they do it ... It is the how that makes the book exceptional. A lesser novelist would have stretched out Will's adventures over six or seven hundred pages. Buchan knows when to cut and dance away' -- Allan Massie, Scotsman
'An epic voyage well worth taking ... Exhilarating' -- Marianka Swain, Telegraph
'There is nothing quite like a James Buchan novel: even another James Buchan novel ... By throwing everything he has into this transporting romp, Buchan does what a good fiction writer should: he makes us believe' -- John Self, Financial Times
'Writers who create a six-book historical series revolving around a fictionalised historical character can seldom be accused of lacking ambition. Judging by this thrilling first instalment in the William Neilson chronicles, Buchan is equal to such a commitment ... Buchan has not only created a thoroughly engaging protagonist, but has complete control over the milieu that he depicts' -- Alexandar Larman, Observer
'In the end, novels succeed not only by what they do, but, more importantly, by how they do it ... It is the how that makes the book exceptional. A lesser novelist would have stretched out Will's adventures over six or seven hundred pages. Buchan knows when to cut and dance away' -- Allan Massie, Scotsman
'An epic voyage well worth taking ... Exhilarating' -- Marianka Swain, Telegraph
James Buchan is a novelist and a historian whose books have won many prizes and been translated into a dozen foreign languages. He has written widely on the modern history of Scotland, most recently in John Law: A Scottish Adventurer of the Eighteenth Century. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He lives on a farm in Norfolk.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781914495106 |
| ISBN 10 | 1914495101 |
| Title | A Street Shaken by Light |
| Author | James Buchan |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Headline Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2022-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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