Synopsis
Set in the last years of Elizabeth I's reign, Winston Graham's The Grove of Eagles seamlessly blends historical fact and fiction in a rich tale full of unforgettable characters.
In 1588 the Spanish Armada had been defeated in the English Channel and the whole of Elizabethan England was alert for the revenge that surely had to follow. On the Cornish coast, men like John Killigrew - in charge of the castle at Pendennis - were vital to the survival of the country, and on their backs rested the trust of those defending the nation.
His eldest but base-born son, Maugan, emerges in the novel, through his loneliness and his love, as a touchingly honest and believable character who is, above all things, a man of his word.
Details
11 February 2016
656 pages
9781509818617
Imprint: Pan
Reviews
“Winston Graham has such a knowledge of Elizabethan Cornwall, such fidelity to fact and atmosphere, that I am conquered, as no doubt his many readers will be”A. L. Rowse
“Absorbing . . . written with sure skill, a nice feeling for character and a vast knowledge of the sixteenth century”New York Times, New York Times
“Lusty and rewarding - all the excitement of a nation at war with Spain”Daily Express, Daily Express
“The canvas is wide, the picture stirring and brilliantly detailed. This is a rich, absorbing tale of a corner of England during hazardous times, and of a full-blooded family”Oxford Times, Oxford Times
