The Vizard Mask
Book description
The Vizard Mask by Diana Norman. 1995 paperback published by Penguin Books,
Why read it?
1 author picked The Vizard Mask as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love Diana Norman’s historical novels and she inspires the way I write mine.
Her books are packed with historical atmosphere but they're never stodgy, the characters are full of life and there's always a dash of humour. This one, set in 17th-century London, is my favourite.
The heroine, Penitence Hurd, is a young Puritan girl who comes to London just as the Great Plague is about to strike, and finds herself - to her horror - living alongside the working girls in a brothel. She’s such an engaging character, stiff and prim at the beginning but as she bonds…
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