{"product_id":"accidents-of-providence-paperback","title":"Accidents of Providence - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStacia Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Wonderfully detailed and keenly researched, it is a moving portrait of a courageous woman caught between a disastrous affair with a charismatic revolutionary and the draconian laws of the land that would put her to death because of it.\"--Kathleen Kent \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDangerous Liaisons: A seventeenth-century heroine for our times\u003c\/i\u003e . . . [A] delightfully seditious heroine...Proof that a historical novel can be educational and entertaining, and nothing like homework.\"--\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLondon, 1649: King Charles has been beheaded for treason, Cromwell is in power, the Levelers are demanding rights for the people, and a new law targeting unwed mothers presumes anyone who conceals the death of her illegitimate child is guilty of murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGlovemaker Rachel Lockyer is locked in a secret affair. But while her lover is imprisoned in the Tower, a child is found buried in the woods. Rachel is arrested. So comes an investigation, a trial, and an extraordinary cast of characters all brought to reckon for this one life. Spinning within is a remarkable love story and evidence that miracles come to even the commonest lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The best kind of historical fiction--a combination of love story and murder mystery, with a sprinkling of intriguing historical snippets and wonderful writing.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[A] marvelous story written in searing prose. Don't miss it!\"--Sheri Holman \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Heart-poundingly vivid [and] intellectually provocative . . . A romping good read . . . Historical fiction at its best.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWonderfully detailed and keenly researched, it is a moving portrait of a courageous woman caught between a disastrous affair with a charismatic revolutionary and the draconian laws of the land that would put her to death because of it. Kathleen Kent \u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDangerous Liaisons: A seventeenth-century heroine for our times\u003c\/i\u003e . . . [A] delightfully seditious heroine...Proof that a historical novel can be educational and entertaining, and nothing like homework.\" \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLondon, 1649: King Charles has been beheaded for treason, Cromwell is in power, the Levelers are demanding rights for the people, and a new law targeting unwed mothers presumes anyone who conceals the death of her illegitimate child is guilty of murder. \u003cbr\u003eGlovemaker Rachel Lockyer is locked in a secret affair. But while her lover is imprisoned in the Tower, a child is found buried in the woods. Rachel is arrested. So comes an investigation, a trial, and an extraordinary cast of characters all brought to reckon for this one life. Spinning within is a remarkable love story and evidence that miracles come to even the commonest lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The best kind of historical fiction--a combination of love story and murder mystery, with a sprinkling of intriguing historical snippets and wonderful writing. \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cbr\u003e\"[A] marvelous story written in searing prose. Don't miss it!\" Sheri Holman \u003cbr\u003e\"Heart-poundingly vivid [and] intellectually provocative . . . A romping good read . . . Historical fiction at its best.\" \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cbr\u003eSTACIA M. BROWN holds graduate degrees in religion and historical theology from Emory University. Accidents of Providence is based on research from her dissertation on seventeenth-century English martyrs. \u003cbr\u003eAuthor photograph (c) John Scott Randall \u003cbr\u003eLook for the Reader s Guide at www.marinerreadersguides.com \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe began writing \"Accidents of Providence\" from research conducted for her dissertation on martyrs in seventeenth century England. This is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 05, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46910704386223,"sku":"9780547840116","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/3204\/7535\/files\/TG5DWTNQTE1jWGJEOGJiVDdpSm4ydz09.webp?v=1778690111","url":"https:\/\/literarylilith.com\/products\/accidents-of-providence-paperback","provider":"Literary LiLith","version":"1.0","type":"link"}