McNaughten: An Historical Novel

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McNaughten: An Historical Novel

Author(s): Sian Busby (Author)

  • Publisher: Short Books Ltd
  • Publication Date: 7 May 2009
  • Language: English
  • Print length: 448 pages
  • ISBN-10: 1906021058
  • ISBN-13: 9781906021054

Book Description

Winter 1943. In the troubled landscape of Britain on the brink of ruin and revolution, one man’s trial will be the key to a nation’s sanity. The verdict will change English law forever.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“…ingenious…marvellously readable…”
Saga Magazine, July 2009

“…uncannily well-timed…a feast of period detail.”
Daily Telegraph, May 26, 2009

“…worthy of Dickens… a gripping thriller… a rich, clever, absorbing novel that is extremely hard to fault.”
The Times, June 20th, 2009

…written…with verve and a keen ear for dialogue…[McNaughten] infiltrates the heart and soul of the Victorian world…
Telegraph, July 4, 2009

..vividly tells the story of [the M’Naghten Rules]…brave and enjoyable. — Daily Mail, july 17, 2009 Daily Mail, July 17, 2009

A gripping thriller, rich, clever, absorbing…a witty look at men in power and a plot that shocks with an extraordinary twist.
Melissa Katsoulis, June 2009

Mcnaughten has an intricacy and sentimentality worthy of Dickens and a satirical eye as sharp as Thackeray’s… — The Times, June 2009

Review

Mcnaughten has an intricacy and sentimentality worthy of Dickens and a satirical eye as sharp as Thackeray’s…

Review

A gripping thriller, rich, clever, absorbing…a witty look at men in power and a plot that shocks with an extraordinary twist.

Review

“…worthy of Dickens… a gripping thriller… a rich, clever, absorbing novel that is extremely hard to fault.”

Book Description

“…ingenious…marvellously readable…”

About the Author

Sian Busby is an award-winning writer, broadcaster and film maker. She is married to the BBC Business Editor, Robert Peston, and has two children. She lives in North London.

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