A 'magical, haunting' (Philippa Gregory) novel of a tragic love affair in a threatened world

In 1649, Jan Brunt, a Dutchman, arrives in England to work on draining and developing the Great Level, an expanse of marsh in the heart of the fen country. It is here he meets Eliza, whose love overturns his ordered vision and whose act of resistance forces him to see the world differently.

Jan flees to the New World, where the spirit of avarice is raging and his skills as an engineer are prized. Then one spring morning a boy delivers a note that prompts him to remember the fens, and confront all that was lost there.

'The most beautiful historical novel you'll read all year... Extraordinary'
Simon Schama

'Richly involving... The story of a strange and passionate relationship'
Guardian

'If you want to be utterly transported to another time, another place, read The Great Level. A haunting depiction of love and difference'
Amanda Vickery

• We started tracking this book on July 9, 2018.
• This book was £9.99 when we started tracking it.
• The price of this book has changed 33 times in the past 2,768 days.
• The current price of this book is £4.99 last checked 3 hours ago.
• This lowest price this book has been offered at in the past year is £3.99.
• The lowest price to date was £1.99 last reached on September 30, 2021.
• This book has been £1.99 one time since we started tracking it.
• The highest price to date was £9.99 last reached on July 9, 2018.
• This book has been £9.99 one time since we started tracking it.

• Literature & FictionBritish & IrishHistorical
• Literature & FictionHistorical FictionHistorical

• Publication Date: July 5, 2018
• Text-to-Speech: Disabled
• Lending: Disabled
• Print Length: 242 Pages
• File Size: 57 KB