Edgehill
England is at war.
When Edward Ashcombe abandons his Parliamentarian family and enlists under the false name of Ned Marsh, he imagines war will be a test of honour. Instead, he discovers cold camps, empty stomachs, endless drill, and the hard reality of standing in a line of men while musket balls tear it apart.
Among the Green Coats, Ned finds an unlikely brotherhood: Will Fletcher, a farmer who wears hardship lightly; Isaac Turner, whose sharp eyes miss nothing; Gideon Pritchard, a pious pikeman determined to hold on to his faith; and Sergeant Markham, a scarred veteran who knows exactly what battle costs.
As King Charles and Parliament move toward open conflict, Ned marches with the Earl of Northampton's regiment into the heart of the English Civil War. At Edgehill and Hopton Heath, youthful ideas of glory collide with smoke, fear, and death. Every battle leaves empty places in the ranks, and every march demands more from the men who remain.
But while armies clash across England, Ned carries a secret of his own. The life he left behind is not as distant as he wishes, and the name Edward Ashcombe has not been forgotten.
For men in green coats, survival is no longer enough. The war is only beginning.
Edgehill is an authentic, character-driven historical novel of friendship, endurance, and the ordinary soldiers who fought England's greatest civil conflict.Customer Reviews
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