The Times review of The Last Roundhead.
A really good review from Antonia Senior, in August 15th issue of The Times.
The Last Roundhead by Jemahl Evans
In another civil war, a hero who owes much to the legendary Flashman is drinking and whoring his way through the English Civil War. Sir Blandford Candy, an aged roué, recounts his youthful adventures in The Last Roundhead. After the unfortunate seduction of his brother’s wife, Sir Blandford finds himself embroiled in the violence erupting between king and parliament. A roundhead by accident, rather than by conviction, he becomes a scout, or spy, in the service of the parliamentarian army, uncovering royalist plots and avoiding his irascible, cavalier brothers.
“Sugar” Candy — he earns this monicker because of his pretty face and success with ladies — is an entertaining and witty guide to the political intrigues of the early Civil War. The plot can feel episodic, rather than entirely coherent, but the research is impeccable and the writing full of verve.
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