Martha Peake: A Novel of the Revolution

by Patrick McGrath

2020-09-23 03:12:39

When Ambrose Tree is summoned by his ancient uncle to the brooding mansion Drogo Hall, he suspects it's to hear the old man's dying words and then collect a sizable inheritance. He has no idea he is about to learn the bizarre story of Harry Peake, Co... Read more
When Ambrose Tree is summoned by his ancient uncle to the brooding mansion Drogo Hall, he suspects it's to hear the old man's dying words and then collect a sizable inheritance. He has no idea he is about to learn the bizarre story of Harry Peake, Cornish smuggler turned poet who became a monster capable of the most horrifying acts. Or that he's about to become psychologically enmeshed in the riveting life of Harry's daughter, Martha, who flees her father for colonial America where she becomes a heroic figure in the revolution against England. Or that he himself has a crucial role to play in this mesmerizing tale as it rushes headlong and hauntingly toward its powerful climax. "Martha Peake is a spellbinding alloy of Gothic mystery and historical romance. Less

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File size5.08x8.06x0.81inches
Print pages384
PublisherVintage Books
Publication date May 14, 2002
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780375701313

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