Saltblood by Francesca De Tores Groundswell Speaker 2024 Laura Shepherd-Robinson

Laura Shepherd-Robinson

lifeforce matches up to the toughest of the seasons

'Formula 1 is as complex as it is competitive

and transfix me

and as far as Scotland Yard’s Inspector Flint is concerned

Saltblood by Francesca De Tores Groundswell Speaker 2024 Laura Shepherd-RobinsonIn a rented room outside Plymouth in 1685, a daughter is born as her half brother is dying. Her mother makes a decision: Mary will become Mark, and Ma will continue to collect his inheritance money. Marys dual existence as Mark will lead to a role as a footman in a grand house, serving a French mistress; to the navy, learning who to trust and how to navigate by the stars; and to the army and the battlegrounds of Flanders, finding love among the