A review by tucholsky
Willoughbyland: England's Lost Colony by Matthew Parker

3.0

An interesting enough book. The first part about the idea of eldorado was interesting. The machinations in the colony of various people in the 17th century a little less so, possibly due to the story have to switch time and place so much. It does jump around a bit in time and because the major decisions affecting its survival were made in other parts of the caribbean or in Europe it swaps location a lot and i didnt feel the book got to grips with the resulting confusion. Despite a couple of plates showing the plantations you get no picture of day to say life or the actual size and layout of the place