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The Faithful Lovers
Unknown author · historical fiction
The fourth volume in the Bridges Over Time series revisits the Whitmead family during the English Civil War, when Ninian, unprepared for the resulting controversy within his Puritan community, marries an exotic Indian beauty. (Bridges Over Time #4)
About this historical novel
The Faithful Lovers by Unknown author is historical fiction rooted in Global / multiple. The fourth volume in the Bridges Over Time series revisits the Whitmead family during the English Civil War, when Ninian, unprepared for the resulting controversy within his Puritan community, marries an exotic Indian beauty. (Bridges Over Time #4)
On HisFic we tag it under 1. Literary historical fiction so you can pair it with similar story types. Recurring themes include family, fiction, great britain civil war, 1642-1649, history, and war stories.
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Plot summary
The fourth volume in the Bridges Over Time series revisits the Whitmead family during the English Civil War, when Ninian, unprepared for the resulting controversy within his Puritan community, marries an exotic Indian beauty. (Bridges Over Time #4)
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Global / multiple
Themes
- family
- fiction
- great britain civil war, 1642-1649
- history
- war stories
- domestic fiction
- historical fiction
- families
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