

"An astonishing account of an explosive piece of neglected history. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is woven through a tense prison drama. Epic." --Sir Kenneth Branagh The war of 1812 is over, but for the inmates at Dartmoor Prison, peace--like home--is still a long...

On New Year's Eve 1814, the American sailors of the Eagle finally arrive at Dartmoor prison, bedraggled, exhausted, but burning with hope. They've only had one thing to sustain them during the har- rowing voyage--a snatched whisper overheard along the way. The war...
