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Original Title:	Devil Water
ISBN:	1556526598 (ISBN13: 9781556526596)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	England Virginia(United States)

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DEVIL WATER is the true story of Charles Radcliffe, who escaped from Newgate prison in 1715 after his brother's execution, and of his daughter Jenny. Jenny was the child of a secret marriage; father and daughter share a strong and abiding affection.

When Jenny immigrates to America, she and her father suffer years of separation. The themes of this book are loyalty and courage.

Like all of Seton's books, this one combines thoroughly documented history with superb storytelling.

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Title	:	Devil Water
Author	:	Anya Seton
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 526 pages
Published	:	May 28th 2007 by Chicago Review Press (first published 1961)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. European Literature. British Literature. Romance

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I have a love-hate relationship with this book. On the one hand, I found the story (meaning the plot and characters) fascinating, and moreso because it is based on real people and real events. I found myself looking multiple things up on Wikipedia during each sitting. And yet... it was an INCREDIBLY slow read. It kept putting me to sleep. Partly because it seemed to drag on and on - events seemed to take far more pages than needed (spoiled by the internet much?) and ... I don't know, I guess I

A fascinating story based on history and taking us from Northumberland to VirginiaThis is a book I read as a teenager and didn't disappoint on revisiting. The romantic Jacobite Charles Radcliffe is brought to life with his daughter and her adventurous history. Anya Seton's scholarship and writing are stunning.

This is the first Anya Seton book that I had trouble finishing. I love Seton. She is an amazing author, however . . . . But the ending did make me cry. Based on real events in the 1700s, when England had a German king! while the real king, James, cooled his heels in France waiting for the nobles in England and Scotland to fight for his return. All I can say is of all her wonderful books, this is the one I don't recommend.

A novel following the actual person of Charles Radcliff, younger brother of James, Earl of Derwentwater, who was one of the leaders of the Jacobite revolt in 1715.This book had me totally hooked from the very beginning. I was never once bored or waiting to get away from some character and back to another one. This book WOULD have been a 5 star, except for 1 way over the top incident about 70 pages from the end, from which, in my opinion, the book never recovered (or at least, my opinion of the

Fear, the devils holy waterLet's get a deep breath...What was the book about?About--> the glory of the pride/honor or the unhappiness that such pride can cause?--> the strength of the loyalty or the death that such loyalty can bring?--> the selflessness of the love or the harm such love can do?Or perhaps that, in the end, nothing (also the mentioned above) really matters... Or it does matter?Self-preservation is the first and strongest law of natureI love historical fiction like this

Anya Seton has this power to put together a fictional and a historical story into something magical.This is the first book I read about Northumberland and the conflict between Protestants and Catholics. After reading this book, it aroused my interest to have further readings about the Jacobites. I like how Charles Radcliffe made it up to Jenny - with all the lost years they had as a father and a daughter. Some characters - at least in my personal opinion - are not that likeable. For example, I

I am so pleased that this author's novels are being reprinted, I have thoroughly enjoyed each and every one of them, especially Katherine. This is a fascinating tale, based upon the Radcliffs of Derentwater (Devil Water), staunch catholics and loyal to the Stuart cause, and descended from Charles II via the wrong side of the blanket. Charles Radcliff, the younger brother has a secret marriage to a lower born woman who gives birth to the love of his life, his daughter Jenny. The story takes you