The Kingdoms
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- $30.99
Publisher Description
Bloomsbury presents The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley, read by Theo Solomon.
For fans of The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and David Mitchell, a genre bending, time twisting alternative history that asks whether it's worth changing the past to save the future, even if it costs you everyone you've ever loved.
Joe Tournier has a bad case of amnesia. His first memory is of stepping off a train in the nineteenth-century French colony of England. The only clue Joe has about his identity is a century-old postcard of a Scottish lighthouse that arrives in London the same month he does. Written in illegal English—instead of French—the postcard is signed only with the letter "M," but Joe is certain whoever wrote it knows him far better than he currently knows himself, and he's determined to find the writer. The search for M, though, will drive Joe from French-ruled London to rebel-owned Scotland and finally onto the battle ships of a lost empire's Royal Navy. Swept out to sea with a hardened British sea captain named Kite, who might know more about Joe's past than he's willing to let on, Joe will remake history, and himself.
From bestselling author Natasha Pulley, The Kingdoms is an epic, romantic, wildly original novel that bends genre as easily as it twists time.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
As 19th-century France, Spain, and England battle for control of the seas, this time-shifting adventure throws you right into the middle of the action. When Joe Tournier steps into a London train station where all the signs are in French, he knows something isn’t right. Diagnosed with a rare form of amnesia and claimed by a wife and family he has no memory of, Joe tries to fit in. Then he receives a postcard with a personal message—that’s nearly a century old. From a lonely Scottish lighthouse to the lavish drawing rooms of the aristocracy to bloody battles on the high seas, this time-jumping alternate history is totally enthralling. Natasha Pulley’s wonderfully atmospheric writing grounds you in each new reality. (We swore we could feel the salty spray of the North Atlantic!) Whether you’re a history buff, an Anglophile, or just a fan of unputdownable fantasy adventures, The Kingdoms will capture your imagination.
