City of Ladies (The Cross and the Crown, #2) View By Sarah Kennedy
| Title | : | City of Ladies (The Cross and the Crown, #2) |
| Author | : | Sarah Kennedy |
| Format | : | Hardcover |
| Page | : | 293 pages |
| ISBN | : |
It s midwinter in 1539, and former nun, Catherine Havens Overton, has just given birth to her second child, a daughter The convent in which she was raised is now part of her husband s lands, lands that once belonged to Catherine s family With a son, Robert, and her new daughter, Veronica, her life as the mistress of a great household should be complete.But Henry VIII s E It s midwinter in 1539, and former nun, Catherine Havens Overton, has just given birth to her second child, a daughter The convent in which she was raised is now part of her husband s lands, lands that once belonged to Catherine s family With a son, Robert, and her new daughter, Veronica, her life as the mistress of a great household should be complete.But Henry VIII s England has not been kind to many of the evicted members of religious houses And in order to protect her old companions from the hostilities, Catherine has gathered about her a group of former nuns in hopes of providing them a chance to serve in the village of Havenston, her City of Ladies.Catherine s past haunts her Her husband begins to suspect that Robert is not his child Then the women of Overton House begin to disappear and one of them is found brutally murdered nearby Seizing the moment, under the pretense of ensuring her safety, William forces Catherine to enter service at Hatfield House where the young Elizabeth Tudor lives.Reluctantly, Catherine obeys, only to find herself serving not only the Protestant Elizabeth but also the shamed Catholic Mary Tudor As the murders in Yorkshire continue to mount and her loyalty to the Tudor sisters grows complicated, Catherine must uncover the secret of the killer and save her City of Ladies
about Author
Sarah Kennedy is the author of The Cross and the Crown series from Knox Robinson Publishers She has published seven books of poems and is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant, a National Endowment for the Humanities grant, and a Virginia Commission for the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship.
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It s midwinter in 1539, and former nun, Catherine Havens Overton, has just given birth to her second child, a daughter The convent in which she was ra
293 pagesSarah Kennedy
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