![]() ![]() “ All too many historical novels take pains to get the shoes right, but neglect the more important business of making the characters consistent with the setting. Alongside Martin’s faith is a sinister theme that is more timeless: the power of psychological manipulation…” (Suz M – 5 stars) He is a wholly convincing Medieval figure at a time when doubts were beginning to eat into long-held certainties. H the reader is drawn into Martin’s faith, part church-taught, part naïve pagan folklore. ![]() But even more impressive is the way in whic “The story of their journey is fascinating enough, through forests full of pot ential perils, fields left abandoned, devastated villages, facing desperation, suspicion, gullibility and greed in the people they meet. Here’s what Amazon reviewers are saying about the book: Now available to order here The Black and The White is the first of three books, linked by their characters, set during the fourteenth century.Ī psychological thriller, the ‘elevator pitch’ for The Black and the White might be ‘Cormac McCarthy’s The Road meets Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr Ripley‘. ![]()
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