1640. After a long retirement in the south of France, former pirate Peter Easton has come home to London. Weary and bedridden, he finds himself plagued by heightened sensitivities. He is acutely aware of the suffering of all living things and longs to make amends for a lifetime of destruction. As he is nursed back to health by his devoted young servant, Gabrielle, and a mysterious apothecary, Fleet, Easton finds a focus for his returning energy. He becomes determined to search for the son and heir he left behind in the New World. Against medical advice, he begins to organize one final voyage...
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"Butler is an invigorating writer, keeping the reader in suspense, but moving the story along at an
exhilarating pace . . . And finally, Butler is a fine stylist, one who knows how to provide apt
images that vivify thought and action.."
Canadian Book Revue Annual
"...Butler builds solid suspense and healthy narrative momentum through a focus on fundamentals: efficient storytelling, keen attention to characterization and fealty to the mysteries of the past and their influence on the present...Easton's Gold is...a compelling novel which often surprises and satisfies."
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The Globe and Mail
"[Easton's Gold is] about redemption, buried secrets, and revenge...altogether more lyrical, and evocative, than its predecessor [Easton]... Easton’s Gold and its predecessor are about as different as it’s possible for two novels featuring the same character to be. They’re both excellent, but in very different ways..."
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Halifax Chronicle-Herald