Wintercombe (Wintercombe Series Book 1)

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She enjoys historical romance/fiction best, likes contemporaries, action- adventure and mysteries, will read suspense if there's no TSTL characters and is currently reading more fantasy and SciFi. Pamela Belle is married and a teacher of a class of six-year-olds, she wrote in longhand and, while publishers made encouraging noises, no one was prepared to risk publishing a large book by an unknown author. I was also put off at times by two things, and this is likely just me as I know I am a rare breed of woman, but not being fond of children, I grew a little tired of reading about the children and what they do and say and Silence has 5 of them under her roof so it was unavoidable. Pamela Belle is one of my favorite authors in general, but hands down my favorite author of historical fiction. The story focuses on Silence St Barbe, who, while her husband is away fighting for Parliament, is forced to keep her children and her household safe from an occupying garrison of Royalists, led by the cruel Colonel Ridgeley.

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Nothing would hide that joyous celebration, that yellow trumpeting for spring, and even if by some dread mischance she were not at Wintercombe to see it, there would be other flowers, other gardens. But no, the characterisation of the main leads in this novel is really amazing, especially the female lead, and I was once more proven wrong. Despite my disappointment with the characters' motivations and the final chapters of "Wintercombe", I did find much to learn in this Civil War novel and am curious to see where the author takes the reader next in this series. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.Always keeping a mask over her emotions, Silence withstands the horrendous abuses committed against her family, home and servants - although she finds sympathy and friendship with Captain Nick Hellier who tries his best to nullify the abominations committed by Ridgeley. As of writing, all my historical books have been issued on Kindle, with the exception of The Lodestar, which is a stand-alone set at the time of Richard III and the Wars of the Roses, and which should be available very soon. I can’t even remember who it was who first brought her books to my attention but when I went looking for them, they were mostly – or all – out of print.

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Crowds surrounded the governor's house in West Street, throwing rotten eggs and filth and stones, and shouting "No Welsh! The war, however, really takes a backseat, as this story is more about character development and relationships, and the complexities of emotions and the complications that occur between the various characters. We can truly see that a household of this era wasn’t just the family that owned it but also the servants.Silence’s husband George takes his oldest son and leaves to fight in the war in support of the Roundheads and leaves Silence, her three children, two step-children, her mother-in-law and father-in-law at her husband’s ancestral home, Wintercombe to face a garrison of Royalist soldiers. Wintercombe is ultimately a story of bittersweet love and of two people who have found their soulmate and who know that it won’t last. Nine years later Civil War breaks out between the Royalists and the Parliamentarians and Simon leaves to join the army leaving Silence and her children in relative peace - that is until a troop of Royalist soldiers arrive to take possession of Wintercombe in the King's name. In the end, her husband came back from the war, and she stayed, hoping to pass off her child by the Cavalier as his.

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It’s been great knowing that my books are being reissued digitally for not only my previous fans, but hopefully new ones as well. This is the first of a four book series and continues the St Barbe family through the reign of Charles II and the Monmouth rebellion. Another good English Civil War family saga is The Quickenberry Tree (I think this one is still out of print).

Can anyone stop Colonel Ridgeley and his horrifying abuses or will he destroy Wintercombe and the St. As Jayne commented, I’m currently writing a modern novel (with 17th century interludes) as a blog, issued in instalments, and I also have three unpublished novels, one set in 18th century London, one in Elizabethan England, and the other at the time of Alfred the Great, which I hope will see the light of day sometime, even if I have to do it myself! Set against the background of the Civil War, this story of the conflicts of passion and loyalty tells of Lady St Barbe, who is in charge of the house Wintercombe while her husband is away fighting for Parliament. She truly knew her children and their characters, weaknesses and strengths and loved them as only a mother could love. Even worse, Silence justifies her choice not just to herself alone, but to her children and her cautiously disapproving maid, all of whom (conveniently) end up supporting her.