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Book Synopsis• The first historical novel about the American Civil War, written from the perspective of real events in Liverpool at that time. Published on the 150th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War (2015). • Provides vivid insights into the significance of Britain in the conflict and events that could have decided the outcome of the American Civil War. • A powerful story of courage, betrayal and love, told in the compelling voices of an escaped slave girl and a Confederate general.
Trade Review“Chadwick's prose paints his shuffling urban milieu with a nose for detail, inhaling the rich tang of docklands crowds, the sweeping egalitarianism of street life forming a tragic backbone for the limitations of the rich. What really stands out, however, is the twin narrative, muddying the heroic waters yet acknowledging their existence in a time of violent opposition. It amounts to a revealing look at vested interests, and the fact that Britain has more blood on its hands than it would care to admit.” Joshua Potts, The Skinny “Tells of Liverpool's secret role in a conflict that still divides the US ... brings the teeming streets of Empire-era Liverpool to vivid life.” Liverpool Echo “First-class storytelling. An addictive novel with love and gun smoke and a tremendous feel for its time and its settings, lived out by characters of real passion and true human complexity.” Paul Du Noyer, founder of MOJO magazine and author of Liverpool: Wondrous Place
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