This Marlowe
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Michelle Butler Hallett
1593. Queen Elizabeth reigns from the throne while two rival spymasters — Sir Robert Cecil and the Earl of Essex — plot from the shadows to control succession upon the aged queen's death. The man on which their schemes depend is Christopher Marlowe, a cobbler's son from Canterbury who has defied expectations and become an accomplished poet and playwright. Now that the plague has closed theatres, Marlowe must resume the work for which he was originally recruited: intelligence and espionage.
Fighting to stay one step ahead in a dizzying game that threatens the lives of those he holds most dear, Marlowe comes to question his allegiances and nearly everything he once believed. As tensions mount, he is tossed into an impossible bind. He must choose between paths that lead either to wretched guilt and miserable death or to love and honour. (From Goose Lane)
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The tiny cell got some daylight, however stunted, from being on the ground floor and near the main doors. It also boasted the wild luxury of a little wooden stool. No bed, though, nor a bench.
Despite his anger and fear, his expectation of another blow any moment, Kit leaned forward on the stool and kept quite still. He'd found the angle of least pain, and he intended to keep it.
From This Marlowe by Michelle Butler Hallett ©2016. Published by Goose Lane.