These are dark times, and through them, Alwin must shine a light. The journey to discovering who he really is will lead Alwin into great danger and great passion. Rosamund, a young woman travelling the same path, has much to conceal too. but he is not the only one with secrets to keep. When Alwin later joins up with a group of pilgrims, he must hide his identity. On the journey, Alwin falls in with a band of violent and marauding soldiers and is witness to their terrible crimes. 'A book of great beauty and lyricism' On MagazineĪfter the death of his mother, young Alwin of Whittaker leaves the only home he has ever known to seek answers about his unknown father through a pilgrimage to the shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham.
A page-turning historical mystery full of twists and turns from the author of The Wicked Cometh.įrom the author of The Wicked Cometh comes a dark, page-turning tale of passion and romance in the darkest of places.
When Hester is thrust into the world of the aristocratic Brock family, she leaps at the chance to improve her station in life under the tutelage of the fiercely intelligent and mysterious Rebekah Brock.īut whispers from her past slowly begin to poison her new life and both she and Rebekah are lured into the most sinister of investigations, dragging them into the blackest heart of a city where something more depraved than either of them could ever imagine is lurking.Ī compelling page-turner from a gifted new voice in historical fiction, The Wicked Cometh is the perfect read for fans of The Witchfinder's Sister, Fingersmith and The Essex Serpent. Out of these shadows comes Hester White, a bright young woman who is desperate to escape the slums by any means possible. SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG BREAKTHROUGH AUTHOR AWARDĭown the murky alleyways of London, acts of unspeakable wickedness are taking place and the city's vulnerable poor are disappearing from the streets. 'We have no need to protect ourselves from the bad sort because WE are the bad sort.
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