From the bestselling author of Labyrinth, and the Co-founder of the Orange Prize, comes a new edition of her first book - Becoming a Mother, a wonderful companion to the process of creating a new life.
A spellbinding adventure story of courage, destiny and betrayal, time-shifting between medieval and contemporary Carcassonne. Two readers tell the stories of the main characters: Emilia Fox read the contemporary sections and Anton Lesser reads the medieval sections.
Wrongfully arrested following the Monmouth rebellion of 1685, Peter Blood, physician and former soldier, escapes the hangman's noose only to be exiled to the tropical colonies. Sold into slavery to a cruel plantation owner, his moral fortitude and medical ability soon earn him the favour of the island's governor.
From the bestselling author of Labyrinth and the Co-founder of the Orange Prize, comes a new edition of her first book - Becoming a Mother, a wonderful companion to the process of creating a new life.