The House at Bishopsgate

Katie Hickman

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English

Bloomsbury Publishing
01 February 2017

Fiction & Literature; Historical romance; Historical fiction

1611. James I has recently succeeded to the throne and the Elizabethan age is over. A new artistic and intellectual Renaissance comes to England. As trade routes open up, a rich and cosmopolitan middle class emerges, with an interest in architecture, gardens and textiles.

Seven years after he was all but destroyed in his quest to take possession of the Pindar Diamond, Levant Company merchant and former ambassador to Constantinople Paul Pindar returns triumphantly to England. Now one of the wealthiest merchants in London, he brings with him his wife, Celia Lamprey, the Englishwoman with whom, after many vicissitudes, he has at last been united. His great house on Bishopsgate has stood empty for ten years. Now, a phalanx of carpenters, upholsterers and gardeners have been summoned to restore it to its former glory.

But all is not as it seems. Celia is frail, and their marriage, despite Celia's longing, is childless. Pindar arranges for Celia's old friend, Annetta, to join them from Venice as Celia's companion. But Annetta arrives to find that another woman, the widow Frances Sydenham, has insinuated herself into the Pindar household. Lady Sydenham seems to have a mysterious hold over Celia and, Annetta suspects, increasingly over Paul Pindar himself.

By: Katie Hickman
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Export/Airside ed
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 135mm,
Weight: 478g
ISBN: 9781408882214
ISBN 10: 1408882213
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 01 February 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Katie Hickman is the author of seven previous titles, including two bestselling history books, Courtesans and Daughters of Britannia. She has written two travel books, one of which, Travels with a Mexican Circus, was shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award. She was shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young British Writer of the Year award for her novel The Quetzal Summer, and her novels The Aviary Gate and The Pindar Diamond have sold in nineteen countries. Katie Hickman lives in London. www.katiehickman.com / @PindarDiamond

Reviews for The House at Bishopsgate

A hugely enjoyable novel, multi-layered, vividly depicted and a fascinating story ... fast moving, complex and deeply satisfying -- Joanne Harris on The Aviary Gate Katie Hickman will take you to a magical land ... There are luscious descriptions ... This is a box of Turkish delight. Enjoy Independent on The Aviary Gate A sensuously involving second novel. Teasing, erotic, suspenseful and expertly done Daily Mail on The Aviary Gate Vivid and compelling ... Her style is light and clear, and there are occasional gems of description ... Delightful Literary Review on The Aviary Gate