Royal Escape

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One of the best-known and most beloved historical novelists has captured a whole new audience's heart with her peerless romantic adventures.

Dispossessed of crown and kingdom, crushed and routed at the grim Battle of Worcester, the young Charles II is forced to flee for his life. Out of the heat of battle, the outlaw king and his tiny party must journey across Cromwell's England to a Channel port and a ship bound for France and safety. But the king, with his love of adventure, his irrepressible humour and his unmistakeable looks, is no easy man to hide....

A typically witty, exciting and wonderful tale of historical adventure, Royal Escape will please Georgette Heyer fans old and new.

©1938 Georgette Heyer (P)2021 Penguin Audio

Outstanding

Royal Escape is a tour de force both through Heyer’s skillful writing and Sam Woolf’s narration. It’s a remarkable journey to a time long past made even more real through Heyer’s attention to language as it was spoken and Woolf’s understanding of cadence and inflection. Each add drama and authenticity to the adventure.