Talking to God

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Sandra Wagner-Wright

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Saxon Heroines

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Seventh century England is a hodgepodge of warring Anglo-Saxon states filled with shifting alliances and treacherous grabs for royal power. Kings rise and fall, depending on Woden's Luck. Northumbria, the damp kingdom north of the River Humber, is a state riven with rivalries and kings determined to expand at any cost. Women have no obvious role in a warrior society, but by using their wits, four women—two queens and two abbesses—make monumental changes. One woman marries a pagan king and successfully converts him to Christianity before he dies in battle. One becomes the most powerful abbess in Northumbria and holds the Great Synod at Whitby Abbey, which brings the kingdom back to the Roman Church. Another becomes queen and keeps political alliances strong despite different religious denominations. The fourth woman ushers in a new age by negotiating with kings and churchmen to establish one united church in the Northumbrian kingdom. Based on true events and people, this is the story of Northumbria through the eyes of the most important women of their time.

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Sandra writes historical fiction. Her latest book, "Ambition, Arrogance & Pride" focuses on 18th century Salem MA. Sandra also blogs about history, travel, and other topics that catch her attention. For more information about Sandra, visit her website https://www.sandrawagnerwright.com

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Talking to God

Hildeburg is packed and ready to depart for Frankland on her way to the monastery at Chelles when a monk named Aiden comes to her door. What must she think as she watches him eat the oatcake. I imagine him a scruffy, wiry, and exuding a confidence Hildeburg can't imagine. Who is this man out of nowhere to tell her she must change her plans? Finally in charge of her own fate, Aiden shows up and tells her she isn't. That God wants her in Bernicia. A monk she could ignore, but God? What if this strange man is telling the truth? What if he isn't?

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Saxon Heroines

Abbot Aidan eats an oatcake with great enjoyment. “Abbess Ethelberga wrote of your plans to join the convent at Chelles. She thought you should establish a house in Bernicia, and I agree. It seems I arrived just in time.”

“Your journey is wasted. I’m going to Chelles.”

“God doesn’t want you there.”

What! Who is this man to tell me what God wants or doesn’t want? “How do you know?”

“I talk to him. You should too. God will tell you that your duty, as a Christian woman and a princess, is to serve His people in the north.”
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