Authorpreneur Dashboard – Virginia Crow
The Year We Lived
Literature & Fiction
It is 1074, eight years after the Battle of Hastings changed the cultural and physical landscape of the country forever. But England is about to be shaped by another legacy: one which is truly immortal. Liebling of the Hall, Edith, knows the year will be cursed as soon as the yule block burns out prematurely. Nonetheless, when she meets a mysterious figure in the Fens who claims to be a changeling, she finds herself falling in love with him, ignoring the concern of her brother, Robert, and continuing to visit. But when her brother’s nemesis, Henry de Bois, kidnaps her on one of these visits, events are set in motion which will change England forever. A gripping historical fiction with an astonishing twist!
Book Bubbles from The Year We Lived
July - Edith's Stay at the Convent
Halfway through the year, Edith accompanies her abusive husband into Yorkshire, chaperoned by The Fool. Here she has a brief reprieve, although events turn into chaos on Henry de Bois' return. While she is in the convent, she discovers hints of the past which united the embittered Normans. She also meets Sister Helena, a blind mystic who gives an unwelcome warning of the future. Encouraged by the innocence of Edith and angered by her husband's treatment of her, The Fool openly mocks Henry de Bois. But this could result in the loss of the only friend Edith has found within the Norman garrison.
