Inspired by a brief record of Huguenot exiles at the Walloon Church in Southampton, Parker imagines the story of Michel de la Forêt and Angèle Aubert, who flee France for the Channel Islands and England. Their love is tested by danger and intrigue, and Queen Elizabeth herself enters the tale.
A short, graceful romance of the Elizabethan age, also known as A Ladder of Swords. Download the free EPUB.