Set against the terrible struggle of the English Civil War & the dark plots of the Commonwealth Rebels & Traitors tells of soldiers adventurers aristocrats & kings tradesmen politicians radicals & scavengers
- & the hopes & dreams that carried them through one of the most turbulent eras of English history Men who never imagined fighting a war gladly risk their lives; women strive to keep families & businesses together through years of deprivation; innocents are caught up in bloodshed & terror After years of struggle Gideon Jukes & Juliana Lovell on opposite sides of the Parliamentarian Royalist divide are brought together by fate on one of the significant dates of the struggles & its aftermath After adversity & loss their mutual attraction may one day bring the comfort & companionship for which they both have yearned through a disastrous war But a dark shadow lurks over them & even in peace the past is not far behind Rebels & Traitors is an absolute epic masterpiece poignant & convincing characterisation & razor-sharp historical realism