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DEVIL WATER
Anya Seton
Cover of DEVIL WATER

DEVIL WATER

by Anya Seton

Houghton Mifflin · 2014

Peak rank

#4

Weeks on list

25

Debuted

March 1962

Chart History

#1510151962

25 weeks on the Hardcover Fiction list, peaking at #4

A wonderfully captivating historical romance from the author of the bestselling classic Katherine. 'To read Seton is to enter into another time with such conviction that it seems as real as the present' (Philippa Gregory) Set during the Jacobite Risings of 1715 and 1745, this is the story of Charles Radcliffe, a brave and devoted follower of the exiled Stuart royal family, and of Jenny, his beloved daughter from a secret marriage. As Charles strives to regain the English throne for his deposed king, Jenny struggles to leave the conflicts of the Old World behind in her search for freedom and happiness in the American colonies. From rural Northumbria to the bustle of 18th century London and colonial Virginia, Seton brings history to life to create a fiercely beautiful novel of loyalty, passion, courage and tragedy. ANYA SETON (1904 -1990) was the author of 10 bestselling historical novels: Dragonwyk, My Theodosia, The Turquoise, The Hearth & Eagle, Foxfire, Katherine, Avalon, The Winthrop Woman, Devil Water and Green Darkness

All Appearances

6↑1April 1, 1962wk 3
6May 6, 1962wk 8
6May 13, 1962wk 9
6May 20, 1962wk 10
6May 27, 1962wk 11
4↑2June 3, 1962wk 12

Details

ISBN-13
9781444788211
ISBN-10
1444788213
Published
2014
Pages
733
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Categories
Fiction

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