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The Lofty Banners
Two great forces fight for England and one woman is torn between them It is 1642, and civil war is beginning to split England in half. The dashing Cavaliers swear loyalty to the Crown; the stern Puritans vow to risk all for liberty and their mighty, wrathful God . . . and beautiful, fiery Lilias Pride will face the hardest choice of her life. Married to Richard Pride, MP for Bristol, she devotes her loyalty to him and to the Puritan cause. Yet Priam Lithgow, Royalist Earl of Chelwood, stirs her deeply, and when he falls into danger, she risks her life to save his. With the Restoration, Lilias hopes to flee love and peril and find safety in the New World of America. Yet she cannot escape her heart ? or her destiny.
416 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1979
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August 3, 2021
A fairly entertaining historical romance, amazing how much plot there was in 350 pages - the many convolutions made it seem longer than it was but at the same time kept the pace nicely brisk. Good quality narrative. I know little enough about the English civil war not to be bothered by wondering about historical accuracy - it seemed accurate enough to me.
Synopsis - SPOILER ALERT:
In the early stages of the Civil war, the main character, Lilias, then a young girl, arrives in Bristol with her ailing father, republican refugees from Cornwall. They find shelter with friends, a family of Puritans. The story tells of Lilias adapting to her new life, marrying three times, mostly for reasons of convenience, but feeling true love only for one man she meets early on, but who is married, in a devoted but also estranged marriage. We follow her life for twenty-five years through many ups and downs, of course she is involved with the royal court, she has a number of children whose careers we follow as well - until she can finally be united with her one true love.
Synopsis - SPOILER ALERT:
In the early stages of the Civil war, the main character, Lilias, then a young girl, arrives in Bristol with her ailing father, republican refugees from Cornwall. They find shelter with friends, a family of Puritans. The story tells of Lilias adapting to her new life, marrying three times, mostly for reasons of convenience, but feeling true love only for one man she meets early on, but who is married, in a devoted but also estranged marriage. We follow her life for twenty-five years through many ups and downs, of course she is involved with the royal court, she has a number of children whose careers we follow as well - until she can finally be united with her one true love.
Displaying 1 of 1 review