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Pargeters

A historical novel of Seventeenth-Century England.

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  • "To save the family home during the English Civil War, Sarah Woodley-Mercer marries a former Puritan worker when he acquires the estate, Pargeters, as a spoil of war."
  • "Pargeting is a highly skilled trade. And Pargeters is the name given to the Suffolk home of John Mercer in honour of Adam Woodley, the craftsman who had decorated it so lovingly. Over two generations, and throughout the turbulent years of the Civil War, Pargeters comes to stand as a symbol of unity for a household divided by conflicting political loyalties and abandoned by its menfolk. And it is the mistress of Pargeters, Sarah Woodley-Mercer - a woman of unflinching courage and quiet strength - who holds the small household together in this troubled time, battling against all odds to secure the home she loves and will not readily give up ..."
  • "Pargeters is the English manor house built in the 17th century and named after the "pargeter" (plasterer) who designed it. This final novel by the late author is about the family who struggled to retain the house during the turbulence of the Civil War, Cromwell's rule, and the Restoration. Seventeen-year-old Sarah Woodley-Mercer assumes the responsibility for Pargeters and its people when her parents and brother die. Ultimately, her only hope is to marry a former worker who receives the estate as a war bonus. His dour Puritanism makes life wretched for everyone until his own daughter brings release for the others by poisoning him."
  • "A historical novel of Seventeenth-Century England."@en

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  • "Large type books"
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "History"
  • "History"@en
  • "War stories"

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  • "Pargeters"@en
  • "Pargeters"
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  • "Pargeters : a historical novel of seventeenth-century England"@en

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