The Summer Fields – LP Fergusson

My dear writing chum L P Fergusson has done it again – published by Canelo last week, you can pick this cracker of a historical thriller up on Amazon now. I reviewed it there the minute I’d finished and I’ve popped it up on the blog now.

Prepare for a full immersion into the briny, foetid depths of life in Queen Anne’s reign, with the feisty, brainy dairymaid heroine Elen and the irascible, permanently poorly but insanely virile Viscount. There is no detail of genius apothecary crafts or barn architecture that passes LP by (‘eavesdrop’ anyone? Who knew it was an actual thing, that you skulk under when escaping from evil valets with rape and murder on their minds?) This is a proper adventure of a love story. I read most of the battle and surgery sections with eyes half closed, breathless with hope for Elen and appalled, revolted and dizzy with admiration for the taut prose and the detailed, fiercely accurate historical detail. Ruddy good read. More titles from this hugely talented writer please.