Synopses & Reviews
One of the great natural scientists of her age, Eleanor Glanville was a woman ahead of her time-the beautiful daughter of a seventeenth-century Puritan nobleman whose unconventional passions scandalized society. Her life was marked by two reckless preoccupations: a fascination with science-especially the study of butterflies-and a tempestuous love affair with the dashing soldier Richard Glanville that nearly cost her everything she held dear.
About the Author
Fiona Mountain was a press officer at BBC Radio 1 for ten years. She is the author of another historical novel and two historical mysteries. She lives in England, in the Cotswolds, with her husband and children.