The Melancholy of Winter
Edmund is the second son of Richard, Duke of York. Whisked away to Ireland as a child in troubled times, his best friend is his brother Edward, a year older, with whom his shares a special bond. Later, the family returns to England and the boys begin knightly training at Ludlow Castle, where they encounter bullying and intrigue as they grow from children to young men of royal blood and high destiny. Their father strives for peace but his motives are always questioned, and his enemy, Edmund Beaufort, fills the sickly King Henry VI's ears with slander and lies.
Peace will not last.
St Alban's is coming, a brutal battle that will determine Edmund's fate four years later on the bridge of Wakefield, where Butcher Clifford waits.
Praise for The Melancholy of Winter:
“.The novel is deftly written, the attention to detail woven in so as not to detract from the narrative and I enjoyed the snippets of history artfully scattered through the story. I loved every page but the ending, the snow-hampered siege and what happened on the bridge is breathtaking and almost brought this war-hardened reader to tears. Fabulous work.”
~ Amazon Reviewer, 5*
“J.P. Reedman has a cottage industry producing Ricardian fiction. And I, for one, am delighted she keeps on writing about various facets of the Ricardian story. The book reviewed here explores the life of Richard’s least known brother, Edmund.”
~ Pauline C, 4* Review
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