The Maid of Buttermere

This is the story of an imposter and bigamist, a self-styled Colonel Hope, who travels to the North, where he eventually marries “The Maid of Buttermere”, a young woman whose natural beauty inspired the dreams and confirmed the theories of various early nineteenth century writers…It is a fine story…This is historical fiction with a human face – Peter Ackroyd, The Times.
A vivid and erudite tour de force – romantic fiction for the thinking reader – Penelope Lively.
A detailed, eloquent and affecting panorama of truth and lies…His new novel thrusts him into the front rank – David Hughes, The Mail on Sunday.