The Widow's Tale

The Widow's Tale

by Margaret Frazer (Author)

Synopsis

It is the Spring of 1449. Recently widowed and still grieving for her husband, Christiana Helyngton finds her life wrenched apart by her late husband's greedy and ambitious relatives who are determined to have control of her lands and her daughters. Kidnapped, defamed and imprisoned, she must find a way to save herself before she can save her children. For Dame Frevisse at St. Frideswide's nunnery, Christiana is at first nothing more than a puzzle. Then, questions rise and troubles deepen and turn deadly. England is being drawn towards civil war by a struggle between the corrupt men who hold power around the king and those who oppose them. Christiana must use a secret entrusted to her by her husband as he was dying - but it is a secret that could bring down those lords nearest the king and destroy, rather than save, those most dear to her. Drawn into trouble far deeper than it first seemed, Frevisse must decide where her loyalties lie.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd
Published: 29 Sep 2006

ISBN 10: 0709079087
ISBN 13: 9780709079088

Media Reviews
'History fans will relish every minute.' Publisher's Weekly 'Exquisitely woven.' The Cleveland Plain Dealer 'Executes her exercise...with audacity and ingenuity.' Kirkus Review 'A good mystery...excellently drawn.' Anne Perry
Author Bio
Margaret Frazer was a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Original Paperback for The Servant's Tale and The Prioress' Tale. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.