The London Bridge
A bridge for eternity
London, 1749: newly widowed clothier Juliana Hamley has to fight tooth and nail to keep her shop open on London Bridge. Business is bad, she’s up to her ears in debt, and the construction of a new bridge across the river Thames threatens the existence of all the other established shops as well. Desperate, she enters into the smuggling business, ably assisted by the crafty street urchin Alder. But danger lurks everywhere, and even London Bridge itself is hiding a dark secret. The bridge’s former chapel, where Juliana’s shop is located, is at the very centre of a centuries-old prophecy that presages the bridge’s downfall …
- Everything a historical-novel-reader’s heart desires: History, intrigue, love, adventure, humour, a strong woman and an ancient curse
- For fans of Daniel Wolf, Oliver Pötzsch and Jeffrey Archer
Julius Arth is a pseudonym. The author studied Literature at the University of Reading and lived closed to London. After completing his doctorate, he worked as a lecturer of English Literature at the Universities of Düsseldorf in Germany and Wisconsin/US. Today he lives and works as a freelance writer in the Rhineland.
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