by RoseTremain (Author)
In the year 1629, a young English lutenist named Peter Claire arrives at the Danish Court to join King Christian IV's Royal Orchestra. From the moment when he realises that the musicians perform in a freezing cellar underneath the royal apartments, Peter Claire understands that he's come to a place where the opposing states of light and dark, good and evil, are waging war to the death. Designated the King's 'Angel' because of his good looks, he finds himself falling in love with the young woman who is the companion of the King's adulterous and estranged wife, Kirsten. With his loyalties fatally divided between duty and passion, how can Peter Claire find the path that will realise his hopes and save his soul?
Format: Paperback
Pages: 464
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 06 Jul 2000
ISBN 10: 0099268558
ISBN 13: 9780099268550
Book Overview: WINNER OF THE WHITBREAD NOVEL AWARD
Prizes: Winner of Whitbread Prize (Novel) 1999 and Whitbread Book Awards: Novel Category 1999.