G316 Book Review of The Winter Siege by DW Bradbridge
Name of Book: The Winter Siege Author: D.W. Bradbridge ISBN: 9781492795711 Publisher: Valebridge publications Type of book: England, 1643-1644, war, Nantwitch, salt business, cheese business, Parliamentary cause vs Royalist cause, town siege, survival, chaos, mystery Year it was published: 2013 Summary: 1643. The armies of King Charles I and Parliament clash in the streets and fields of England, threatening to tear the country apart, as winter closes in around the parliamentary stronghold of Nantwich. The royalists have pillaged the town before, and now, they are returning. But even with weeks to prepare before the Civil War is once more at its gates, that doesn’t mean the people of Nantwich are safe. While the garrison of soldiers commanded by Colonel George Booth stand guard, the town’s residents wait, eyeing the outside world with unease, unaware that they face a deadly threat from within. Townspeople are being murdered – the red sashes of the royalists left o...