Kindle Edition Amazon The Disorganised Author Category:  Historical Fiction Publisher: Book We Love ISBN-10:  1771452919 Type: Fiction Pages: 298 Copyright: Aug 25 2014 ISBN-13: 9781771452915 Family Saga set in the Monmouth Rebellion Helena Woulfe, the daughter of a wealthy Exeter nobleman leads a privileged life, however, when rebellion sweeps the West Country, her family is caught in its grip. After Monmouth’s bloody defeat in battle at Sedgemoor, Helena sets off for Somerset to find the three missing members of her family. With the Woulfe estate confiscated by the crown, Helena and her younger brother Henry hope the anonymity of the capital city will be more forgiving to the children of a convicted rebel. However, Helena finds her search for security and respectability in London are threatened by someone who wishes harm to a traitor's daughter.

A Treat of a Read
The ill-fated Monmouth Rebellion and its effect on one family makes for fascinating reading. The author brings to life not only action on the battle field but the very real emotions of one deeply involved family. The events that Helena Woulfe witnesses keep the reader turning the page. A book to be recommended for pulling no punches in the violence and bigotry of the era which makes it so real.

Loved The History
Anita Seymour knows her 17th century stuff, and brings to vivid life her characters in that time frame. By the time I'd finished reading this novel, I felt I'd been there, in the countryside as Helena looks for members of her family through the broken bodies and stench of blood that are the realities of war, and as she tries to keep safe along the narrow, crowded lanes of London.

Helena holds her head high, knowing everyone considers her father a traitor. Her family has lost everything in the rebellion, and with her younger brother, she tries to make a new life in the city that never sleeps. This is a novel I plan to keep on my kindle for a long time.

A Ripping Tale
In this tale of divided loyalties, family fealty and great loss, Seymour creates a brave heroine. A ripping tale! Seymour is especially talented at putting us right there in the middle of it.