Reviews
‘A wonderfully immersive and intriguing read, meticulously researched. I was completely captivated.’
Barbara Erskine author of Lady of Hay
‘A gripping historical novel that captures the turbulent rise of one of the most influential families of the Middle Ages in rich and exciting detail’
Nicola Cornick author of The Lost Daughter
‘an enthralling and authentic story, based on real people and filled with the kind of rich and exciting drama that transforms history into a living, breathing canvas.’
Pam Norfolk, Lancaster Evening Post
‘An engrossing story of one family’s attempts to gain land and power in fifteenth century England. Based on family letters and told from the point of view of three of its women, this book was an eye-opening insight into how wealth was gained and lost in late medieval England as well as a pleasure to read.’
Mick Finlay author of the Arrowood Series
‘Fast paced, immersive historical fiction that breathes life into the figures that populated our Medieval past – I thoroughly enjoyed it!’
Anita Frank author of The Lost Ones
‘a gorgeously insightful, inspiring and courageous read…’
Frost Magazine
‘O’Brien immerses us in this extraordinary family’s quest for social aggrandisement … well written and vivid.’
Historical Novels Review
