by PipVaughan-Hughes (Author)
It's England, 1235, and Brother Petroc is living a simple life as a novice monk. Struggling to keep his soul fairly clean and worrying most about resisting the local girls, he is helpless when he stumbles headlong into vicious trap. Framed by a sinister Templar Knight for a brutal murder of a church official and accused of the theft of a priceless relic, he is forced to run for his life. But when his best friend Will is killed by the chasing knight, Petroc's flight becomes a quest for restitution.
Trusting his fate to an enigmatic relic-hunter and scoundrel, he must dodge the long arm of the church and somehow get to the bottom of everything that has happened to him. He must find out how his fate is entwined with that of the sacred object and get revenge on the man who wrecked his life - all the while avoiding the pitfalls and perils of love for a beautiful Greek princess...
RELICS is a powerful tale of loss and revenge and how the remnants of the past can continue to haunt the present.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Orion
Published: 22 Mar 2006
ISBN 10: 0752868616
ISBN 13: 9780752868615
Book Overview: Brilliant first novel. Pip is intensely readable, endlessly page-turning and full of emotional power. PILLARS OF THE EARTH meets Brother Cadfael this story has both epic scope and exceptional warmth. Good quality historical fiction is still dominating the charts Pip is both young and British. Very promotable indeed.