The Lady and the Poet
Maeve Haran's new novel is a gorgeous, compelling love story, and a rich and atmospheric portrayal of 17th Century England.
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Alive with period detail.
Maeve Haran’s passion for Donne’s poetry and his age shines through on every page.
Her contemporary take on the novel was unique.
For authenticity of time and place, Maeve Haran’s THE LADY AND THE POET is unmatched in recent historical fiction. Here is Queen Elizabeth I’s world brought richly to life.
History as pure entertainment, an inventive and delicious feast of passion, wit and intrigue.
Maeve Haran’s passion for Donne’s poetry and his age shines though on every page.
With its fascinating insight into Tudor life, this will absorb you to the end.
Haran seizes on period details with gusto… [This] leisurely narrative yields many satisfactions.
A superb theme… Everyone, from the Queen herself, to the elusive, sexy figure of Donne, comes wonderfully to life.
A glorious period romp, rich in detail, character and insight into the dying years of Elizabeth I.
Lovers of classy historical romances will be in seventh heaven.
Using both facts and her own imagination, Haran brings to life a little-known love story and creates an enchanting embodiment of the Anne who is absent from history.
Thrilling.
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