With London?s theatres flourishing, Nell seizes an opportunity to change her luck and takes a job selling oranges at The King?s Playhouse on Drury Lane. But Nell learns the hard way that to be at the mercy of unscrupulous men is no life at all.
London, 1660 Growing up in the bawdy atmosphere of 17th century Covent Garden, Nell Gwynn is little more than a girl when she enters the world of the courtesan. She sold her innocence?and captured the heart of a king. Step into the tumultuous world of Restoration England, and join Nell on her journey from courtesan, to famed actress to King?s mistress in a novel that is as captivating as Nelly herself. Visit Gillian’s website, for further information about her books and upcoming events, and links to her blogs, articles, and videos of sites in Nell Gwynn’s London.From her beginnings as a humble oyster seller, Nell Gwynn?s dazzling rise to fame has gone down in history. Gillian recently returned to Berkeley and is at work on her third novel, about the formidable four-times widowed Tudor dynast Bess of Hardwick.
Her second novel, "The September Queen," is the first fictional account of the perilous and romantic odyssey of Jane Lane, an ordinary English girl who risked her life to help the young Charles II escape after the disastrous Battle of Worcester in 1651 by disguising him as her servant. She united her life-long love of books, British history, and theatre in writing her first novel, "The Darling Strumpet," based on the life of Nell Gwynn. She moved into directing and producing theatre, founding The Pasadena Shakespeare Company, where she served as artistic director for nine years, producing thirty-seven critically acclaimed productions. Gillian Bagwell grew up in Berkeley, California, and began her professional life as an actress, studying at the University of California Berkeley and the Drama Studio London at Berkeley before relocating to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film and television.
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