Book description
It is 1636 - the height of the Thirty Years War, one of the bloodiest
and most destructive conflicts Europe has ever seen. As the
campaigning season begins, the Spanish armies swell out of the Artois
region of the Netherlands - flooding into King Louis XIII's France.
The sleepy border village of Dax-en-roi stands in their way. Facing
the overwhelming might of the Spanish forces, the Chevalier de Roland
rallies a valiant defence, but in vain - his household guard no match
for the invaders. There is only one survivor as the Roland estate is
razed to the ground, one soul who escapes the Spanish brutality: the
lone heir to the Roland name, the son, a young boy by the name of Andr
de Roland, the new Sieur of Dax . . .
Upon this young nobleman's shoulders all hope lies. He alone must
bear the honour of the Roland name and, with it, the fate of his people.
A L Berridge read English at Oxford, and taught for ten years before
moving into television, where her production credits range from period
drama and thrillers to long-running soap. Having told stories for other
people all her life, she now lives in St Albans and writes full-time.
Honour and the Sword
is her first novel, reflecting a lifelong passion for history,
especially when it has swords in it.
