The Blackbirds of St Giles

<B>‘Readers are in for a true treat … Dazzling’ PATERSON JOSEPH</B><BR/><B>‘This powerful story is steeped in truth and resonates with humanity. It’s a gritty thriller and a whirlwind adventure, but most of all it’s a tale of love and hope. A beautiful, original and heart-stopping read’ JANICE HALLETT</B><BR/><BR/><B>‘I loved this brilliant book about an essential and forgotten piece of our history. Devious plots, secret pasts and forbidden futures. Gritty and thrilling, with vivid and unforgettable characters’ LAURA SHEPHERD-ROBINSON</B><P><B>Some things are earned. Some things are worth fighting for… </B></P><P> It’s 1782, Daniel and his sister Pearl arrive in London with the world at their feet and their future assured. Having escaped a Jamaican sugar plantation, Daniel fought for the British in the American War of Independence and was rewarded with freedom and an inheritance.   </P><P> But the city is not a place for men like Daniel and he is callously tricked and finds himself, along with his sister Pearl, in the rookeries of St Giles – a warren of dark and menacing alleyways, filled with violence and poverty.   </P><P> The underworld labyrinth is run by Elias, a man whose cruelty knows no bounds. But under his dangerous rule is a brotherhood of Black men, the Blackbirds of St Giles, whose intention is to set their people free.   </P><P> Can Daniel use his strength, wit and the fellowship of the other Blackbirds to overthrow Elias and truly find the freedom he fought for…?  </P><B>‘The novel Dickens didn’t write, but should have done. Simply magnificent’ SEAN LUSK<BR/> ‘Equally thrilling and informative, a journey you won’t forget!’ AJ WEST<BR/><BR/> ‘Full of twists and turns, peopled with characters to care about and shining a light on a little-known area of history’ FRANCES QUINN<BR/> ‘Brava! A charismatic cast. A plot to stir your heart’ ESSIE FOX<BR/><BR/> ‘Bringing Black Georgian London to life, this is a dark and wonderful tale of a brother and sister finding their feet in an unfriendly city’ LOUISE HARE  </B>