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John Wainwright
John Wainwright (1921-1995) was an English poet, novelist, and playwright. He won the Somerset Maugham Award in 1957 for his novel Hurry on Down, and a Cholmondeley Award for Poetry in 1975 for his collection, The Fires and the Phoenix. He wrote plays for the Royal Court Theatre, the Arts Theatre, and BBC Television. He was an early advocate of the British Poetry Revival and was known for his vivid and often controversial writing, incorporating social and political themes. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Professor of Poetry in the Univerity of Derby.
High over Sarum the small plane flew.
— from The Forest
Most acclaimed
The Forest
From the mysterious killing of King William Rufus, treachery and witchcraft, smuggling and poaching run through this epic tale of well-born ladies, lowly woodsmen, sailors, merchants and Cistercian monks. The feuds, wars, loyalties and passions of generations reach their climax in a crime that shatters the decorous society of Jane Austen’s Bath. From the cruel forest laws of the Normans to the danger of the Spanish Armada, from the free-roaming herds of ponies and wild deer to the mighty oaks which gave Nelson his navy, Rutherfurd has captured the essence of this ancient place. Forest and sea: there is no more perfect English heartland.
All through the night
A woman compelled. . . In the glittering world of Regency England, Anne Wilder played a dangerous game. A widowed lady by day, by night she became a masked thief preying on society's elite. She roved high above London's black rooftops, compelled by phantoms from her past to take ever greater risks. Until her restless spirit led her into Colonel Jack Seward's trap. . . where seduction was her only way out. A man obsessed. . . She'd played him for a fool, taking advantage of his hungry response to escape from his clutches. But as Jack hunted for his thief, his heart fell captive to a self-possessed widow. Torn between illicit passion and tender love, Jack is duty-bound to capture the audacious criminal, even if it means ripping society apart to do so. Now he stalked her through the ton, never realizing the lovely widow who captured his heart was the same woman who roused his most violent passions.