A stunning debut on queer love, betrayal and survival in Elizabethan England. Perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Maggie O’Farrell.<\/b>________________<\/b>‘Vivid, punchy, brilliantly original’ <\/b>SUNDAY TIMES<\/i>‘Hugely impressive, visceral and moving’ <\/b>FINANCIAL TIMES<\/i>‘Imaginative, atmospheric, and heart-poundingly tense’ <\/b>NEIL BLACKMORE_______________________England, 1593.<\/b> Kit Marlowe is one of London’s most beloved playwrights. He lives audaciously, leaving lovers – and enemies – in his wake.But the city’s streets are infested with spies. When Marlowe is arrested for treason, heresy and sodomy – all crimes punishable by death – old friends turn foes, bitter rivals emerge, and a stranger becomes Marlowe’s dearest ally – if only he can be trusted.In an era where suspicion and duplicity rule, loyalty can be fatal.Richly atmospheric and tenderly imagined, Lightborne <\/i>is the thrilling tale of an enigmatic, infamous character, and a love that flourishes from the margins.<\/b>______________More praise for Lightborne<\/i><\/b>‘Exerts a powerful pull’ IRISH TIMES<\/b><\/i>‘The kind of brilliant writing that rescues historical fiction from the museum’ JOSEPH O’CONNOR<\/b>‘A deeply impressive achievement, meticulously researched and fabulously rendered’ NIALL BOURKE<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kit Marlowe – playwright, poet, lover. In the plague-stricken streets of Elizabethan England, Kit flirts with danger, leaving a trail of enemies and old flames in his wake. His plays are a roaring success; he seems destined for greatness. But the queen’s eyes are everywhere and the air is laced with paranoia. When Marlowe is arrested on charges of treason, heresy and sodomy – all of which are punishable by death – he is released on bail with the help of Thomas Walsingham, a man he presumes to be his friend, but who has in fact hired the infamous assassin Robin Poley to take care of Marlowe, fearing his own sins may come to light.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[68],"product_tag":[26870,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-107931","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","5":"product_cat-general-fiction","6":"product_tag-historical-adventure-fiction","7":"product_tag-historical-fiction","8":"pa_book_author-phillips-hesse","9":"pa_cover-paperback","10":"pa_dewey-813-6-edition23","11":"pa_edition-1st-paperback-ed","12":"pa_imprint-atlantic-books","13":"pa_language-english","14":"pa_pages-9005","15":"pa_publisher-atlantic-books","16":"pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","18":"first","19":"onbackorder","20":"taxable","21":"shipping-taxable","22":"purchasable","23":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n