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The Players

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Finalist, McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award
Nominated, Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction

Two French explorers arrive in Court to charm two ships from the English King. The rest, as they say, is history... Or perhaps not. Set in the libertine era of Restoration England, The Players embarks on a voyage of discovery with compelling characters, a magical plot, and stunning imagery.

A tale of beginnings and of invention, this remarkable novel takes on the 17th century with a contemporary ...