''No Shame, No Fear'' is a 2003 novel for

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Ann Turnbull Ann Turnbull (born 1943) is a British writer of fiction for children and young adults. Her work includes a novel, set in a Midlands mining town during the Great Depression of the 1930s which is about a young girl named Mary Dyer, and '' No Sh ...

. Set in the fictional town of Hemsbury in the 1660s, the novel depicts the love between a Quaker girl, Susanna, and Will, the son of a rich merchant. Their story takes place during the persecution of religious dissenters after the restoration of the monarchy. In 2006, a sequel, '' Forged in the Fire'', was published. In March 2007, a stage adaptation of ''No Shame, No Fear'' by Charlie Gardner and Lisa Whelan was produced at the

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and reviewed for ''

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'' newspaper.John Thaxter
"No Shame, No Fear Review at Jermyn Street Londob"
''The Stage'', 22 March 2007.

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2003 British novels British historical novels British young adult novels Novels set in Shropshire Novels set in Early Modern England Novels set in the 1660s Walker Books books {{2000s-child-hist-novel-stub