{"product_id":"the-last-roundhead-paperback","title":"The Last Roundhead - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJemahl Evans\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The research is impeccable and the writing full of verve.\" Antonia Senior, The Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1642.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngland has been plunged into a Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlandford Candy is sent to London, after an illicit affair, and joins the Roundhead army to fight against the King, taking part in the Battle of Edgehill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA reluctant hero if ever there was one, he becomes a spy for the cause - and, through luck or judgement, uncovers more than one Royalist plot. His love of wine and the fairer sex prove both a curse and a blessing for the agent.Blandford soon earns the enmity of the King's spy mistress Jane Whorwood, and patronage of the great parliamentarian leader John Hampden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs well as navigating the politics and perils of the Civil War Blandford must also deal with members of his family, who turn out to be to be far more duplicitous and ruthless than any rival agent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo survive, Blandford must choose a side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Roundhead\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book in the acclaimed series of novels, charting the adventures of Sir Blandford Candy during the English Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecommended reading for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Michael Jecks and George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Jemahl Evans and the Blandford Candy series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Blandford Candy is as endearing a rogue as you are likely to find in any work of literature.\" \u003cb\u003eMatthew Harffy author of the Bernicia Chronicles.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The research is impeccable and the writing full of verve.\" \u003cb\u003eAntonia Senior, The Times.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"It's great fun and a rollicking good read.\" \u003cb\u003eHistorical Novel Society.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Frankly, glorious.\" \u003cb\u003eMichael Jecks.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJemahl Evans is the author of the acclaimed Sir Blandford Candy series of novel. He lives in West Wales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 330\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42108164210823,"sku":"9781794168756","price":17.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1d1137fb2a4ec56dad56db8a972d5e61.webp?v=1732463018","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-last-roundhead-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}