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No Shame, No Fear is a 2003 novel for young adults by Ann Turnbull. Set in Shropshire 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 that took place 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 Jermyn Street Theatre in London. and reviewed for The Stage newspaper .

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"Dont cry. We wont be parted, I promise". It is 1662 and England is reeling from the after-effects of civil war, with its clashes of faith and culture. Seventeen- year old Will returns home after completing his studies, to begin apprenticeship arranged by his wealthy father.

Susanna, a young Quaker girl, leaves her family to become a servant in the same town.

Theirs is a story that speaks across the centuries, telling of love and the struggle to stay true to what is most important.

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