β Scribed by Deborah Swift
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Pleasing Mr Pepys****is the story of diarist Samuel Pepys' London, vibrantly told through the eyes of his maid.
Deb Willet is desperate to escape her domineering aunt and takes a position as companion to Elisabeth Pepys, Samuel's wife. Deb believes it will give her the respectability and freedom she craves β but it proves far more complicated than she could ever have imagined.
London is still in ruins from the Great Fire. Although Charles II has been restored to the throne, there is the prospect of war with the Dutch β the world's great sea power of the era. In the midst of this tumult strides Samuel Pepys, diarist and man of note.
Pepys' influence in Restoration London means that the Dutch are keen to get their hands on his secrets β even if that means murder, espionage and blackmail to get them. Deb is soon caught up in a web of deception and double-dealing. And with Mr Pepys' attentions...
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