When novice Emma Thorgold goes missing from Godstow Abbey in the summer of 1353, the hunt is on throughout the Oxfordshire countryside for any sign of where she could have gone.

Bookseller Nicholas Elyot and scholar Jordain Brinkylsworth are anxious to help the girl, but her stepfather has other, more sinister intentions.

Why is he so determined to shut her away for life? Or worse? And will she be found unharmed?

A truly gripping historical mystery with twists and turns aplenty, perfect for fans of S. W. Perry, Graham Brack and Ellis Peters.

About Ann Swinfen

Ann Swinfen was born in Ohio in 1937, and died in 2018, in Broughty Ferry, Scotland. Educated in America and England, she was awarded degrees from Oxford, London and Dundee universities. Married to a fellow student in 1960, she brought up five children, while working variously as a computer journalist, a part-time lecturer in English, and a member of the Council of the Open University. Altogether she published twenty-three hugely successful, and mostly historical, novels, set in the 14th, 16th and 17th centuries.

Additional information

Sku

GOR012585597

ISBN 13

9781804361030

ISBN 10

1804361038

Title

The Novice's Tale: A historical adventure full of intrigue and suspense by Ann Swinfen

Author

Ann Swinfen

Series

Oxford Medieval Mysteries

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Canelo

Year published

20220711

Number of pages

304

Prizes

N/A

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