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Credo :'An absorbing epic' - Daily Telegraph
Credo :'An absorbing epic' - Daily Telegraph
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Published:
20 September, 2004
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'A gripping saga of great passion'
The Times
'As splendid a ripping yarn as any of the best classics'
Daily Telegraph
'I loved it . . . [a] stately, seething, passionate epic'
Literary Review
Britain during the Dark Ages is the setting for the fascinating story of Bega, a young Irish princess who became a saint, and her lifelong bond with Padric, prince of the north-western kingdom of Rheged. This dramatic, far-reaching tale brings to life a land of warring kings, Christians and pagans, and tribes divided by language and culture, illuminating a little-known yet critical period in British history.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780340667064 |
| ISBN10 | 0340667060 |
| Number Of Pages | 800 |
| Item Weight | 548 g |
| Product Dimensions | 132 x 198 x 54 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | 2nd edition |
Media Reviews
A gripping saga of great passion ... sustained, impassioned and uplifting * The Times *
An absorbing epic ... as splendid a ripping yarn as any of the best classics * Daily Telegraph *
A gripping, deeply accomplished work * Evening Standard *
I loved it ... Bragg's stately, seething, passionate epic is several cuts above modern attempts at historical fiction * Literary Review *
A beguiling entry into a society strange, neglected, important, tragic in many of its triumphs * Spectator *
Wonderfully evocative, passionate and erudite ... No summary could do justice to a book of this erudition, romance and scope * Glasgow Herald *
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Author's Bio
Melvyn Bragg was born in Wigton, Cumbria, in 1939. He went to the local Grammar School and then to Wadham College, Oxford. He joined the BBC in 1961, and published his first novel, For Want of a Nail, in 1965. He left the BBC and continued to write novels which include The Soldier's Return (WH Smith Literary Award), Without a City Wall (Mail on Sunday John Llewellyn Rhys Prize) and Now Is the Time (Parliamentary Book Award 2016). A Place in England, Son of War and Crossing the Lines were all nominated for the Booker Prize. His non-fiction includes The Adventure of English and The Book of Books, and his first memoir, Back in the Day, was published in 2022 to critical acclaim. He edited and presented The South Bank Show from 1977 and hosted the BBC Radio 4 programme In Our Time from 1998. He has now retired from both. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society and of The British Academy. He was given a Peerage in 1998 and a Companion of Honour in 2017.