Havoc, in Its Third Year
Ronan Bennett's fourth work is an historical novel, set in a town in northern England in the 1630s. Protagonist John Brigge is a governor, a man who has kept away from intrigues to work on his farm and to be with his wife who is expecting their first child. He is also - secretly - a Catholic. When he is called to investigate the murder of a new-born child, Brigge finds himself drawn into matters he wants to avoid. Katherine Shay, an Irishwoman, is accused of killing her baby. Whereas Brigge wants to wait for more evidence, the ascendant Puritan faction demands her immediate hanging. Brigge suspects their haste has little to do with their talk of justice. What are they hiding? In the background, a rebellion is brewing. Only Brigge and his investigation can change the tide. Torn between home and the world, haunted by the mystery of Katharine Shay, he must finally make a stand.
Bloomsbury 2004
Translated into: Lithuanian, Dutch
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