FRANCIS QUOYNT SERIES
The delightful Francis Quoynt meets two very different but seductive women in these two early 17th c. novels, which follow on from each other but also stand alone. The enigmatic Sir Robert Cecil features in both, but the reader must decide whether he's villain or saint. Once again, the writer's lively imagination explores the cracks between known historical facts to entertain but also to inform.
The delightful Francis Quoynt meets two very different but seductive women in these two early 17th c. novels, which follow on from each other but also stand alone. The enigmatic Sir Robert Cecil features in both, but the reader must decide whether he's villain or saint. Once again, the writer's lively imagination explores the cracks between known historical facts to entertain but also to inform.
LADY TREE TRILOGY
Set in the turbulent time just before the English Civil War, these three books tell the on-going story of John Nightingale and Zeal Beester. They range from the half-fantastical landscapes of New World adventurers to 17th c. Amsterdam, and to a rural England that was about to vanish forever. They also stand alone and may be read in any order.
Set in the turbulent time just before the English Civil War, these three books tell the on-going story of John Nightingale and Zeal Beester. They range from the half-fantastical landscapes of New World adventurers to 17th c. Amsterdam, and to a rural England that was about to vanish forever. They also stand alone and may be read in any order.
SOUTHEAST ASIA BOOKS
Christie has also written two novels, set in
Southeast Asia in the early to mid-twentieth
century, which look at the two Vietnamese wars with
the eyes of a young woman of mixed race. Christie's
childhood years in Thailand and considerable
knowledge of the politics feed a vivid sense of
place and a surprising new take on the now-familiar
subject of Vietnam.
THE DRAGON RIDERS
Historical suspense with strong romantic line and rich multicultural perspective, set in French Indo-China in the run-up to the first, French, Vietnamese War. THE DRAGON RIDERS dramatises the breakdown of French rule in Indo-China through the eyes of a wealthy young French-Vietnamese girl, Nina, as her comfortable life burns around her and the truth about her father's wealth slowly emerges. Then two very different lovers challenge her to choose between the two conflicting halves of her identity.
THE TEARS OF THE TIGER
TEARS OF THE TIGER continues Nina’s story, in a Vietnam now in the aftermath of its second, American, War. A tale of interlocking searches, the book weaves together suspense, romance and inside information on the competing international intelligence services. Desperately looking for her baby girl lost during a bombing raid, and for the baby’s father, Nina clashes with a group of American vets trying to find a missing POW friend. The most profoundly missing person, however, is Nina’s lost, divided self.
THE DRAGON RIDERS
Historical suspense with strong romantic line and rich multicultural perspective, set in French Indo-China in the run-up to the first, French, Vietnamese War. THE DRAGON RIDERS dramatises the breakdown of French rule in Indo-China through the eyes of a wealthy young French-Vietnamese girl, Nina, as her comfortable life burns around her and the truth about her father's wealth slowly emerges. Then two very different lovers challenge her to choose between the two conflicting halves of her identity.
THE TEARS OF THE TIGER
TEARS OF THE TIGER continues Nina’s story, in a Vietnam now in the aftermath of its second, American, War. A tale of interlocking searches, the book weaves together suspense, romance and inside information on the competing international intelligence services. Desperately looking for her baby girl lost during a bombing raid, and for the baby’s father, Nina clashes with a group of American vets trying to find a missing POW friend. The most profoundly missing person, however, is Nina’s lost, divided self.
The Firemaster's Mistress
The Principessa
The Lady Tree
Quicksilver
The Memory Palace