Three Round Towers

“An engaging tale of one young woman’s struggles against the prejudices, assumptions and deprivations of a grim and ruthless period of our history.” – Rosemary Aitken


A poignant historical fiction novel that tells the story of powerful characters, revenge, resentment and family feuds; an accurate depiction of smugglers, society and suspicion during the 18th century in East Sussex, UK.


It is 1795, and Esther Coad is plunged into destitution when the Great Sickness takes her mother, father and younger brother. She is relieved when a distant relative offers her a home at Coad Farm in the tiny hamlet of Hamsey but soon discovers that the offer is not made in kindness…


‘You’re an evil woman and I wish you were hanged, just as you deserve.’


‘Aye, maybe I do deserve hanging, but you’m come from our seed, girl, and you’ll never know whether the badness is in you.’