by
Barbara Reichmuth Geisler
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2015
It is the mid-twelfth century: the Normans have conquered England, Empress Matilda and King Stephen contend for the crown, and continual violence and corruption arise from the sick and vulnerable land. Dame Averilla, infirmaress of the Benedictine abbey at Shaftesbury, is sorely troubled: a precious...