Allworth Park: Somewhere in time, between Downton and Sanditon, lays the Historical Drama that is Allworth Park.
by Quentin CopePublish: Aug 12, 2022Historical Romance Historical Fiction Women's Fiction Book Overview
Somewhere in time between ‘Downton’ and ‘Sanditon’ can be found ‘Allworth Park’, an intense but racy early 20th Century Historical Drama; a story of forbidden love, childbirth out of wedlock, a marriage failure that might well have triggered the great depression and an air battle over England labelled as ‘The Battle of Britain’, an act that would remain to this day referred to as ‘their greatest hour!’.
However, more than one fight for the affections of air ace Alexander Willis-Faber is eventually revealed with the sensual Jean Seabrook in competition with Lady Victoria, attentive wife to ‘Zander’ and mother of his child. Covering the period from 1901 to 1940, Allworth Park will concentrate your mind on events of the day, the exacting lives of people of privilege and the sex lives of those with something more to prove than just being part of a particular class!
Gay lesbian affairs, risqué sexual encounters, financial skulduggery at the very heart of government, a duel at daybreak and a vivacious young soul suddenly extinguished due to the deceitful promises of a philandering young soldier. This is life at Allworth Park, a revealing reading adventure.
Allworth Park is edgy historical fiction, following the life of one charismatic character. The narrative is romantic, sexually explicit in places and adventurous throughout. The life of Alexander Thomas Wilson-Faber, known by everyone simply as ‘Zander’ and the privileged world he is born into, is only part of a story describing the ambition required to conquer societal pressures and prejudice, with determination and a large measure of love. This captivating story is the perfect reading recipe for a broad young adult and mature adult readership. The characters are all fully formed within the first three chapters, poised and ready for the arrival of the baby ‘Zander’ and what an arrival it will be!