At 28, Beatrix thinks her life is over. The neglected daughter of a king's unwise first marriage, she devotes her time to nurse-maiding her twelve younger siblings, a lonely Cinderella in the thick of the murderous and conniving West Saxon court.
When her brother Athelstan unexpectedly accedes to the throne, everything changes. He shocks everyone by sending Beatrix north to marry Sitric One-Eye, the Viking king of York, a pact with heathen pirates that will secure Athelstan his own crown.
Her new life leads her to call into question everything she once trusted: her faith, her family, and her capacity for love. When Athelstan calls on her loyalty, demanding that she betray her husband, she faces the biggest crisis of her life.
Head of Zeus * Historical Fiction
03 Feb 2022 * 416pp * £18.99 * 9781784978419
REVIEWS
PRAISE FOR VICTORIA WHITWORTH:
'Attentive, astute and beautiful' Amy Liptrot, on Swimming with Seals.
'Gripping and highly recommended' The Times, on Daughter of the Wolf.
'A fascinating read ... [with] an ending that was utterly satisfying' Great Historicals, on Daughter of the Wolf.
'Attentive, astute and beautiful' Amy Liptrot, on Swimming with Seals.
'Gripping and highly recommended' The Times, on Daughter of the Wolf.
'A fascinating read ... [with] an ending that was utterly satisfying' Great Historicals, on Daughter of the Wolf.
Author
Victoria Whitworth is a novelist and academic who explores the culture and society of Britain in the Early Middle Ages, focusing on death, burial and memory. She is the author of Dying and Death in Later Anglo-Saxon England (as Victoria Thompson); The Bone Thief and The Traitors' Pit (as V.M. Whitworth); and Daughter of the Wolf.
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