Chris Scott Wilson''s Scarborough Fair reviewed by Mike Eastwood.
HISTORY BROUGHT ALIVE
I now have read two books by author Chris Scott Wilson. Both caught my imagination right from the first page. Although both entirely different in their content, one a western and this one maritime - Scarborough Fair - the amount of research into the subjects has been extraordinary. This with Chris' extremely clever way of descriptive writing take the reader right into the place where the characters live.
Scarborough Fair, a blend of fact and fiction, is an account of the life of John Paul Jones, America's first Naval hero. During the battle at sea in 1779 off the coast of Yorkshire one can smell the smoke from the canons and hear the tortured voices of frightened sailors in battle, and feel the tension of warfare at sea. A good read.
The Six Bells of Madame Lin is the first book in The Witch of Marigold Hall Trilogy, a fictionalized account of the struggles of Lin Mang, a blind woman who manages to navigate the world during the Mongol conquest of China in the 13th Century. Withou
Compelling historical fiction that traces the life of a young English immigrant woman who travels to America at the turn of the century to start a new life for herself. Encountering danger, romance, heartache and tragedy, she strives to fit into a
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