Historian C.Q. Turnstone Releases Debut Novel

WAKEFIELD, U.K. - March 3, 2025 - PRLog -- Independent UK publishing house Brindle Books Ltd are pleased to announce their latest release; 'Avarice of Empire,' by Exeter-based historian C. Q. Turnstone. The book is the culmination of many years of study and is a fictionalised biography of Captain Charles Agnew, a cavalry officer with the 'Scarlet Lancers', who was killed on 22nd March 1873.
Turnstone, a postgraduate historian at the University of Exeter, has been fascinated by Agnew's story since he first saw a memorial stone to the fallen officer inside Canterbury Cathedral on a rainy Sunday in May 2015. At that moment, says the author; "my imagination was captured instantly. Over time, I began to research what happened, and the more I discovered, the more I knew that this was a story I needed to tell."

Avarice of Empire is a work of fiction, but rooted solidly in fact and historical research. "You can safely assume," asserts Turnstone, 2that it isn't a nostalgic celebration of imperial colonialism. I hope that much is obvious from the title alone. Beyond that — and this is something that emerged from the history without me contriving it — is that the expression of human qualities such as courage, resilience, and compassion, cuts across boundaries of race, class, gender, and faith."

Avarice of Empire by C. Q. Turnstone is released on 6th March 2025 by Brindle Books Ltd. in Paperback (ISBN 978-1-915631-23-7), and e-book formats.
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