Tombstone Maker's Daughter

Charles I is executed with the words ‘I go from a corruptible to an incorruptible crown, where no disturbance can be.’ His son Charles II eventually replaces him as King. Royalist army doctor Sir Thomas Huck returns to Cornwall from exile, facially scarred from the Civil War, but still with desire for Iben Hartmann, the tombstone maker’s daughter. During this turbulent time what has happened to free-spirited Iben that makes her love one minute and despise the next? It is a time of plague and upheaval following Cromwell’s Puritan regime. A story set in a beautiful location.Back cover textThe Tombstone Maker’s Daughter is a love story blighted by events in an England emerging from war, plague and the Puritan age.In praise of Amanda Taylor's previous novels'… a wonderful read. It is compelling story: gripping, original, accomplished and challenging.’ Gervase Phinn.'… a tremendous mystery with twists and turns that keep you gripped until the final page. I couldn’t put it down.’ Kay Mellor.