TY - BOOK AU - Gregory,Philippa TI - Dawnlands: a novel T2 - Fairmile series SN - 9781501187216 PY - 2022/// CY - New York PB - Atria Books KW - Tidelands family KW - Families KW - Fiction KW - Civil war KW - Intrigue KW - Secrecy KW - Great Britain KW - History KW - James II, 1685-1688 KW - 1660-1714 KW - Barbados KW - 17th century KW - Novels KW - lcgft KW - Historical fiction KW - Domestic fiction N1 - Sequel to: Dark tides; Maps on endpapers; Includes bibliographical references (pages 487-493) N2 - "The Fairmile series continues as the fiercely independent Alinor and her family find themselves entangled in palace intrigue, political upheaval, and life-changing secrets in 17th-century England"--; "The "sweeping" (Parade) and "superb" (People) Fairmile series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory continues as the fiercely independent Alinor and her family find themselves entangled in palace intrigue, political upheaval, and life-changing secrets in 17th-century England. It is 1685, England is on the brink of a renewed civil war against the Stuart kings and many families are bitterly divided. Ned Ferryman cannot persuade his sister, Alinor, that he is right to return from America with his Pokanoket servant, Rowan, to join the rebel army. Instead, Alinor has been coaxed by the manipulative Livia to save the queen from the coming siege. The rewards are life-changing: the family could return to their beloved Tidelands, and Alinor could rule where she was once lower than a servant. Alinor's son, Rob, is determined to stay clear of the war, but when he and his nephew set out to free Ned from execution for treason and Rowan from a convict deportation to Barbados, they find themselves enmeshed in the creation of an imposter Prince of Wales--a surrogate baby to the queen. From the last battle in the desolate Somerset Levels to the hidden caves on the slave island of Barbados, this third volume of an epic story follows a family from one end of the empire to another, to find a new dawn in a world which is opening up before them with greater rewards and dangers than ever before"-- ER -