History is brought alive by the people it affects, rather than those who created it. In Beautiful Star & other stories we meet Eilmer, a monk in 1010 with Icarus-like dreams; Charles II, hiding in 1651, and befriended by a small boy; the trial of Jane Wenham, the Witch of Walkern, seen through the eyes of her grand-daughter. This is a moving and affecting journey through time, bringing a new perspective to the defence of Corfe Castle, the battle of Waterloo, the siege of Toulon and, in the title story, the devastating dangers of a fisherman's life in 1875.
- ISBN10 099575103X
- ISBN13 9780995751033
- Publish Date 11 January 2018
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint The Dome Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 256
- Language English