The lady's slipper deborah swift book

The lady s slipper may not be everyones taste but it will appeal to the more discerning reader who is interested in character development, history, botany, and a jolly good read. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Chapters blossomed into a book, the ladys slipper, featuring main character, alice ibbetson, a botanist and author deborah swift took a summer walk in the woods of the mountain district in england where she resides. She lives in an old schoolhouse in a small village in the north of england, close to the mountains and the sea. Her first published novel was the ladys slipper 2010, macmillan, isbn. King charles ii has returned from exile, but memories of the english civil war still rankle. See all books authored by deborah swift, including the gilded lily, and the lady s slipper, and more on. Buy a cheap copy of the ladys slipper book by deborah swift. She is determined to capture its unique beauty for posterity, even if it means stealing the flower from the land of the recently converted quaker, richard wheeler. There are old scores to settle, and religious differences. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.

The ladys slipper book by deborah swift thriftbooks. A sweeping historical novel of orchids and obsession english edition ebook. Throughout the ladys slipper, swift writes of things in such detail that you feel like you are holding the ladys slipper in your own hand. Overall an excellent book and i will certainly look for more of ms swift s work. A sweeping historical novel of orchids and obsession kindle edition by swift, deborah. The several plotlines are seamlessly blended and come together in a wholly satisfying conclusion.

Obsession, adventure, romance, quakers, orchids, english civil war, book group read with depth. Deborah swift born 1955, who has also written as davina blake, is an english writer of historical fiction, based in north west lancashire. Deborah swift is a usa today bestselling author who is passionate about the past. Deborah is the awardwinning author of five historical novels for adults and a historical trilogy for teens. Shadow on the highway by deborah swift, 9781500549831. King charles ii has returned from exile, but memories of. But the ladys slipper isnt about the court or london. In rural westmorland, artist alice ibbetson has become captivated by the rare ladys slipper orchid. Deborah swift has the ability to write descriptive prose which really does conjure up a picture in your mind in glorious technicolour. She also developed a degree course in theatre arts at the arden school of theatre, where she taught scenography and the history of design. Vivid, gripping and intensely atmospheric, the ladys slipper is a novel about beauty, faith and loyalty.

Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the ladys slipper. A sweeping historical novel of orchids and obsession. Buy the ladys slipper by deborah swift from amazons fiction books store. Before publishing her first novel deborah worked as a set and costume designer for theatre and tv. The novel grips from the opening lines and carries the interest throughout. Download it once and read it on your kindle device. She has a ba in theatre design and an ma in creative writing. The books can be read as standalone books, or can be read as a series, as each informs the other. A sweeping historical novel of orchids and obsession kindle edition by deborah swift author. Deborah swift books list of books by author deborah swift. Its set in rural england, where the people are struggling to come to terms with the horrible aftermath of a brutal civil war, and to try to forge when i think of the restoration, rose tremains book of the same name, and the followon. Her first novel, the ladys slipper was shortlisted for the impress prize and past encounters was awarded best in genre at the bookviral millennium book.