The Reversible Mask

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MadeGlobal Publishing

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491_9788494853951

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Summer 1566. A glittering royal progress approaches Oxford. A golden age of prosperity, scientific advances, exploration and artistic magnificence. Elizabeth I’s Protestant government has much to celebrate.But one young Catholic courtier isn’t cheering.Conflicting passions—patriotism and religion—wage war in his heart. On this day, religion wins. Sir Edward Latham throws away his title, kin, and country to serve Catholic monarchs abroad.But his wandering doesn’t quiet his soul, and when Europe’s religious wars threaten his beloved England and his family, patriotism prevails. Latham switches sides and becomes a double agent for Queen Elizabeth. Life turns complicated and dangerous as he balances protecting country and queen, while entreating both sides for peace.Intrigue, lust, and war combine in this thrilling debut historical novel from Loretta Goldberg.AUTHOR INTERVIEWHow did you first become interested in Tudor history?As a child, I thrilled to stories about Elizabethan sea dogs like Francis Drake. I imagined time-travelling my heroes and heroines to the present day. One of my fantasies was seeing Francis Drake’s astonishment at traffic jams! He was incredulous that we had invented a metal box that could go 100 mph, didn’t foul the asphalt, and yet we hadn’t made a road system that let us move fast when we needed to! As an adult, I became deeply moved by the dilemma faced by people whose religious and patriotic loyalties were irreconcilable. In the papers of Anthony and Francis Bacon, I read letters from a spy whose heart and life were split in this way. He inspired me to create Edward Latham and to wander through his Tudor world, experiencing exotic travel, life-threatening adventures, transient loves, a litany of small betrayals, and, finally, a longing for home.What is it that still fascinates people about Queen Elizabeth I? Firstly, it is her long reign—nearly 45 years—and her transformation of

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