Dark Tides [eBook - NC Digital Library] : Fairmile Series, Book 2

Midsummer Eve 1670. Two unexpected visitors arrive at a shabby warehouse on the south side of the River Thames. The first is a wealthy man hoping to find the lover he deserted twenty-one years before. James Avery has everything to offer, including the favour of the newly restored King Charles II, and he believes that the warehouse's poor owner Alinor has the one thing his money cannot buy – his son and heir.The second visitor is a beautiful widow from Venice in deepest mourning. She claims Alinor as her mother-in-law and has come to tell Alinor that her son Rob has drowned in the dark tides of the Venice lagoon.Alinor writes to her brother Ned, newly arrived in faraway New England and trying to make a life between the worlds of the English newcomers and the American Indians as they move toward inevitable war. Alinor tells him that she knows – without doubt – that her son is alive and the widow is an imposter.Set in the poverty and glamour of Restoration London, in the golden streets of Venice, and on the tensely contested frontier of early America, this is a novel of greed and desire: for love, for wealth, for a child, and for home. Amor, riqueza e ambio entram em conflito no perodo da restaurao da monarquia inglesa em Mars sombrias , de Philippa Gregory, autora de grandes sucessos como A irm de Ana Bolena e A rainha branca . vspera do solstcio de vero de 1670. Dois visitantes inesperados chegam a um armazm na margem direita do Tmisa. O primeiro um homem rico que espera encontrar a mulher que abandonou vinte e um anos antes. James Avery recuperou tudo que havia a fortuna, o ttulo e a boa vontade do recm-restaurado rei Carlos II. Mas acredita que a proprietria do armazm, a pobre Alinor Reekie, tem a nica coisa que seu dinheiro no seu filho, seu herdeiro. A segunda visitante uma belssima viva de Veneza em luto fechado. Lady da Ricci chega a Londres depois de mandar uma carta para o Embarcadouro Reekie com a terrvel notcia da morte de seu marido Rob, filho de Alinor, afogado nas mars sombrias de Veneza. E traz junto um beb, que alega ser filho de Rob. Enquanto isso, o irmo de Alinor, Ned, balseiro no vilarejo de Hadley, na distante Nova Inglaterra. Depois de lutar pela derrubada do rei Carlos I apenas para ver a posterior restaurao de Carlos II, ele buscou um recomeo em uma terra distante, sem lordes nem senhores. Entretanto, dividido entre os ingleses recm-chegados e os nativos, Ned percebe que as diferenas irreconciliveis so o prenncio de uma guerra inevitvel. Alinor escreve ao irmo para dizer que tem certeza absoluta de que seu filho Rob est vivo e de que a viva uma charlat. Mas como ser capaz de provar isso? Ambientado entre a pobreza e o luxo da Londres do sculo XVII, nas reluzentes ruas de Veneza onde a ambio a moeda de troca corrente e nas disputadas fronteiras dos primeiros dias dos Estados Unidos, Mars sombrias um romance sobre desejo de amor, de riqueza, de um herdeiro e de um lugar para chamar de lar. #1 New York Times bestselling author of Tidelands —the "searing portrait of a woman that resonates across the ages" ( People )—returns with an evocative historical novel tracking the rise of the Tidelands family in London, Venice, and New England. Midsummer Eve 1670. Two unexpected visitors arrive at a shabby warehouse on the south side of the River Thames. The first is a wealthy nobleman seeking the lover he deserted twenty-one years earlier. Now James Avery has everything to offer: a fortune, a title, and the favor of the newly restored King Charles II. He believes that the warehouse's poor owner Alinor has the one thing he cannot buy—his son and heir. The second visitor is a beautiful widow from Venice in deepest mourning. She claims Alinor as her mother-in-law and tells her of the death of Rob—Alinor's son—drowned in the dark tides of the Venice lagoon. Meanwhile, Alinor's brother Ned, in faraway New England, is making a life for himself between in the narrowing space between the jarring worlds of the English newcomers and the American Indians as they move towards inevitable war. Alinor writes to him that she knows—without doubt—that her son is alive and the widow is an imposter. But how can she prove it? Set in the poverty and glamour of Restoration London, in the golden streets of Venice, and on the tensely contested frontier of early America, this is a novel of greed and desire: for love, for wealth, for a child, and for home. Named a Best Book of the Month by CNN and MSNBC Named a Most Exciting New Book of Fall by PopSugar #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory's new historical novel tracks the rise of the Tidelands family in London, Venice, and New England. Midsummer Eve 1670. Two unexpected visitors arrive at a shabby warehouse on the south side of the River Thames. The first is a wealthy man hoping to find the lover he deserted twenty-one years before. James Avery has everything to offer, including the favour of the newly restored King Charles II, and he believes that the warehouse's poor owner Alinor has the one thing his money cannot buy--his son and heir. The second visitor is a beautiful widow from Venice in deepest mourning. She claims Alinor as her mother-in-law and has come to tell Alinor that her son Rob has drowned in the dark tides of the Venice lagoon. Alinor writes to her brother Ned, newly arrived in faraway New England and trying to make a life between the worlds of the English newcomers and the American Indians as they move toward inevitable war. Alinor tells him that she knows--without doubt--that her son is alive and the widow is an imposter. Set in the poverty and glamour of Restoration London, in the golden streets of Venice, and on the tensely contested frontier of early America, this is a novel of greed and desire: for love, for wealth, for a child, and for home "#1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory's new historical novel tracks the rise of the Tidelands family in London, Venice, and New England. Midsummer Eve 1670. Two unexpected visitors arrive at a shabby warehouse on the south side of the River Thames. The first is a wealthy man hoping to find the lover he deserted twenty-one years before. James Avery has everything to offer, including the favour of the newly restored King Charles II, and he believes that the warehouse's poor owner Alinor has the one thing his money cannot buy-his son and heir. The second visitor is a beautiful widow from Venice in deepest mourning. She claims Alinor as her mother-in-law and has come to tell Alinor that her son Rob has drowned in the dark tides of the Venice lagoon. Alinor writes to her brother Ned, newly arrived in faraway New England and trying to make a life between the worlds of the English newcomers and the American Indians as they move toward inevitable war. Alinor tells him that she knows-without doubt-that her son is alive and the widow is an imposter. Set in the poverty and glamour of Restoration London, in the golden streets of Venice, and on the tensely contested frontier of early America, this is a novel of greed and desire: for love, for wealth, for a child, and for home"-- Provided by publisher Midsummer Eve, 1670. Two people arrive at a shabby warehouse on the south side of the River Thames. James Avery has everything to offer, including the favour of the newly restored King Charles II, and he believes that the warehouse's poor owner Alinor has the one thing his money cannot buy-- his son and heir. A beautiful widow from Venice claims Alinor as her mother-in-law, and has come to tell Alinor that her son Rob has drowned in the dark tides of the Venice lagoon. Alinor writes to her brother Ned, newly arrived in faraway New England and tells him that she knows without doubt that her son is alive and the widow is an imposter. -- adapted from jacket