Holt sets her story among the women for whom the Wars of the Roses were, as her preface says, a meaningless agony with no visible end. Following families divided between Lancaster and York through the reigns of Henry VI and Edward IV, the novel blends domestic life with battles, executions and the suspicious death of the deposed King Henry, drawing closely on the chronicles.
Carefully researched evangelical historical fiction for readers who like the fifteenth century seen from the hearth. Download the free EPUB.