Book description
Late spring, the year of our Lord 1370. Owen Archer, ex-soldier and
spy, is preparing to depart Wales, his work for John of Gaunt
completed. But his attempts to arrange safe passage home to York are
thwarted by a mysterious suicide.
In York Lucie Wilton is disheartened by her husband's long absence
and concerned by allegations against her apothecary. Then Brother
Michaelo brings upsetting news, forcing her to journey to her father's
manor outside the city. Increasingly desperate, she accepts the
company of a stranger, who proves invaluable when they face danger.
Angered by Owen's prolonged absence, aware of malicious rumours,
John Thoresby, Archbishop of York, orders his return. But Owen's stay
in the land of his birth has created divided loyalties in him. And
those who serve the Welsh rebel leader would have Owen sign up to
fight and never go home...
Candace Robb has read and researched medieval history for many years,
having studied for a Ph. D in Medieval and Anglo-Saxon Literature. She
is the author of nine Owen Archer novels and three Margaret Kerr
Mysteries.
