Meanwhile, Queen Marie-Antoinette engages the help of her lady-in-waiting, Viviane de Lussan, in a desperate battle to keep her throne… and her head. When a secret agent from Rome joins forces with a vindictive politician bent on revenge, the stage is set for an explosive outcome that will shake the country to its core. France is reeling under the impact of a civil war between its social classes. Reader’s Favoriteīride Tree, a sweeping allegory of the Church set in the tumultuous French Revolution era, fuses alternative history with romantic suspense. (Self-published.An enchanting romance woven with espionage, and a power struggle that will keep any historical fan charmed and mesmerized. While the narrative sometimes moves too briskly, Robinson’s eclectic array of characters and high-stakes scenarios make for an immersive beginning to a series that will appeal to fans of war dramas. After Malcolm discovers Leila is a spy and is kicked out of his house by his father, who views him as a coward, he enlists in the army and makes his way to France as well, where his path inevitably crosses with those of Will and Eleanor. When Abby is killed in a zeppelin raid, Eleanor volunteers to go to France as a nurse in order to find Will.
In a separate plot, Will Thompson departs England to fight in France, leaving his wife, Eleanor, and daughter Abby behind. Malcolm is the spoiled heir and only son of Thomas Steele, head of the Bank of England, and has the power to turn the war.
Meanwhile, in Sussex, England, German spy Leila Durand has already accomplished her first mission: getting the attention of Malcolm Steele. In 1915, the German army has begun its assault on continental Europe. Robinson ( Bride Tree) follows interlocking tales based around a WWI German spy operation, in the vivid launch of the Northshire Heritage series.
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