
- 448 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
A stunning debut on queer love, betrayal and survival in Elizabethan England. Perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Maggie O'Farrell.
________________ 'Vivid, punchy, brilliantly original' SUNDAY TIMES
'Hugely impressive, visceral and moving' FINANCIAL TIMES
'Imaginative, atmospheric, and heart-poundingly tense' NEIL BLACKMORE
_______________________ England, 1593. Kit Marlowe is one of London's most beloved playwrights. He lives audaciously, leaving lovers - and enemies - in his wake. But the city's streets are infested with spies. When Marlowe is arrested for treason, heresy and sodomy - all crimes punishable by death - old friends turn foes, bitter rivals emerge, and a stranger becomes Marlowe's dearest ally - if only he can be trusted. In an era where suspicion and duplicity rule, loyalty can be fatal. Richly atmospheric and tenderly imagined, Lightborne is the thrilling tale of an enigmatic, infamous character, and a love that flourishes from the margins.
______________ More praise for Lightborne 'Exerts a powerful pull' IRISH TIMES
'The kind of brilliant writing that rescues historical fiction from the museum' JOSEPH O'CONNOR
'A deeply impressive achievement, meticulously researched and fabulously rendered' NIALL BOURKE
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Prologue: 6 June 1588: Four years, eleven months, twenty-four days
- 6 May 1593: Twenty-four days
- 18 May 1593: Twelve days
- 21 May 1593: Nine days
- 22 May 1593: Eight days
- 23 May 1593: Seven days
- 26 May 1593: Four days
- 27 May 1593: Three days
- 28 May 1593: Two days
- 29 May 1593: One day
- 30 May 1593: Zero
- 28 June 1593: Day twenty-nine
- Epilogue
- Author’S Note
- Acknowledgements