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|title=The Leopard of Dramoor
|sort=Leopard of Dramoor
|reviewer=Jill Murphy
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary=Warfare was never far away in the Scottish-English borders in medieval times. ''The Leopard of Dramoor'' looks at this area and time through the eyes of an ageing warrior earl. It has an intricate and interesting plot with a vivid sense of time and place. P De V Hencher popped into Bookbag Towers to [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks To P De V Hencher|chat to us]].
|rating=4
|buy=Yes
|date=March 2014
|isbn=1493588192
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Beyond these main plot arcs, there's a spoiled son who must come of age, a petty and spiteful wife who plots and connives, and the last vestiges of the old pagan religion clinging on despite the monks and the abbotts and the churches and the crosses. And a horde of Scots who spend too much time arguing with one another and not enough on the task at hand.
See? Meaty, huh? ''The Leopard of Dramoor'' is a great story, engagingly told, and full of intrigue and betrayal. There's also a tangible understanding and love of the local borders landscape and history that rises from the pages so strongly that you can feel it yourself. If you like a good historical thriller, I think you'd enjoy it.
You might also enjoy reading about another fictional charismatic medieval character in [[Merivel: A Man of His Time byRose by Rose Tremain]]. Or you could think about some factual reading and look at [[The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century by Ian Mortimer]]. You can read more about P De V Hencher [[:Category:P De V Hencher|here]]. {{interviewtext|author=P De V Hencher}}
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