*This novel has been awarded 4 stars by 'The Bookbag' book site, see their comments below*As this novel opens in 1660, eighteen-year-old Ruth Courtney is eager to tell her family of the rumour she has heard, that Charles II to be about to return to England and take his place on the throne - but not everyone is celebrating. When she arrives home the farmhouse is on fire, surrounded by renegade soldiers, former supporters of Cromwell, and her family is nowhere to be seen. To her horror she finds that she has stepped into the nightmare that will overtake her life and has to face the hardest of truths and seek a new life for herself as she discovers that not all is as it seems. This is tale of betrayal and deceit, of love and friendship, and, of course, Revenge. as her desperate plight takes her from the towns and villages of Kent to Restoration London.*Comments from The Bookbag: "I didn't see the main turn of events coming. The book is certainly plot driven, and the cast of characters believable. An enjoyable, tense plot, with a likeable central female character, exploring the issues faced by women in history who often had very little power over their lives.

" Summary: "A well thought out, plot-driven romp through 17th century England, through the eyes of a strong-willed young woman.".