Charles II returned to England and rather than seeking to punish the country that revolted against and ultimately killed his father, he did everything he could to foster peace and unification and tolerance. It is an extraordinary period of shift and innovation. PP: I really fell in love with Nell Gwyn and moved to Restoration London because it was her period but once I got there I was fascinated by the setting. SKP: How did you happen to choose to write about Nell Gwyn and the Restoration period? So….may I present Priya Parmar and Nell Gwynn. Exit The Actress was published this week and is already attracting attention–just as Nell herself did. Her Restoration England is so vividly drawn that I truly felt as if I were an invisible eye-witness to one of the most interesting eras in English history. Nell is a wonderful character and Priya manages to capture Charles in all his charming complexity. All I can say is that Priya’s writing career is off to a roaring start! I loved this book. Charles has always been my favorite non-medieval king and what little I knew of Nell was all to the good, so I asked Priya if I could have an ARC (advance reading copy) of Exit the Actress. Much to my delight, she said she was working on a novel about Nell Gwynn, the most famous and most appealing of Charles II’s mistresses. When one of my new Facebook friends happened to mention that she was a writer, too, I was naturally curious.
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