Author: HANNAM, VANESSA
Title: The Hostage Prince
Description: Sutton, Surrey, Severn House. 2006, First Edition. (ISBN: 0727863312). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with pictorial laminated boards with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. It is 1646 and England is torn apart by Civil War, and during the fierce conflicts, parliamentary troops arrive at Hatherton Manor, the home of 17 year old Lady Elizabeth Anne, demanding food and lodgings. Though her family has suffered many hardships caused by the King's high taxes, her father still defends the monarchy and her two brothers are fighting for the King. But she has other opinions and is not afraid to speak her mind, especially when a handsome Roundhead captain appears and throws her life into turmoil. She is commanded to leave her family and look after the children of King Charles, who has been imprisoned by the rebels, and her new role soon leads her to doubt her initial impassioned beliefs. D4A. Fine/Fine.

Keywords: English CIVIL War Fiction, King Charles, Historical Fiction 0727863312


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