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The Firemaster's Mistress - Christie Dickason

 
Description: ISBN 0007180683 / Author: Christie Dickason / Genre: Fiction / In the troubled year of 1605, Papist plots are rife in the gaudy streets ... more
The Firemaster's Mistress - Christie Dickason ... of Shakespeare's London as the fifth of November approaches ! Francis Quoynt, Firemaster, is recently returned from Flanders and dreaming of making fireworks rather than war. Instead, Quoynt is recruited by Robert Cecil, First Minister, to spy on Guido Fawkes and his fellow conspirators. Meanwhile, Sir Francis Bacon is scheming for high position and spying on Quoynt. Kate Peach, a glove maker, was Quoynt's lover before war took him away. Now living in Southwark, she is brought into grave danger. She is a secret Catholic. A fugitive Jesuit is concealed in her rooms. While Francis hopes to prevent the death of King James I and everyone in his parliament, Kate will have to save herself !

Newest Review: ... are mentioned, so this enhanced the realism for me. Of the improvements made to modern London, the smells evoked by the ... more

 ... author make me most appreciate the better hygiene. The Firemaster was the name given to an explosives expert. This trade was often passed down through families, and the reader has the opportunity to learn about these skills, or just skip those paragraphs if they are of no interest. Although needed for war, these techniques are also used in peaceful industrial and recreational areas. Kate Peach was a firemaster's mistress before he left her to fend for herself after he went to war. She carries on making as much money a...more

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Crowned Review The Firemaster's Mistress - Christie Dickason: 17th Century Explosive Entertainment (744 words)
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*** The Author *** Christie Dickason was brought up in Thailand, Mexico, Switzerland and the USA, the daughter of an English professor, completing her formal education at Harvard and Yale Drama School. She has worked as a theatre director and choreographer, and now, married with children, lives in London. Her first two novels The Dragon Riders and The Tears of the Tiger, were 20th century political thrillers. These were followed by the trilogy of The Lady Tree, Quicksilver and The Memory Palace, set in the 17th century. In The Firemaster's Mistres the reader is transported back into the early 17th century England of James I. There is ...  Read the complete review

 

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