Fortune’s Wheel
How do you recover from the havoc wrought by history's cruellest plague?
It's June 1349. In Meonbridge, a Hampshire manor, many have lost their lives to the Black Death, among them Alice atte Wode’s beloved husband and Eleanor Titherige’s widowed father. Even the family of the manor’s lord and his wife, Margaret de Bohun, has not entirely escaped.
But, now the plague has passed, the people of Meonbridge must work together to rebuild their lives. However, tensions mount between the de Bohuns and their tenants, as the workers realise their new scarceness means they can demand higher wages and dictate their own lives.
When the tensions deepen into violence and disorder, and the men – lord and villagers alike – seem unable to find any resolution, the women – Alice, Eleanor and Margaret – must step forward to find a way out of the conflict that is tearing Meonbridge apart.
If you enjoy well-researched, immersive historical fiction, set in a turbulent and challenging time, with strong but credible female characters, you’ll love Fortune’s Wheel, the first of the MEONBRIDGE CHRONICLES.
Praise for Fortune’s Wheel:
“A thoroughly researched book, with care given to ensuring that the characters have 14th century attitudes and knowledge…”
~ Catherine Meyrick, bestselling author of Cold Blows the Wind
“I thoroughly enjoyed this chronicle. It is a period in time that holds a great deal of interest for me and yet it is not easy to find well written fiction set in the medieval period. The author writes fluently and seamlessly and with evident great knowledge of the time.”
~ 5* Amazon Reader review
“The characters are beautifully drawn, and the plot twists are carefully developed, problems are resolved and yet the door is open for future telling of stories from this same village and these people. Loved it throughout.”
~ John R. Sheehan, 5* review
I do have this series on my to-read list. I am really glad to see it is on audio.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Maddie. I hope you'll enjoy it.
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