A stunning debut. One of the best historical novels I have ever read * ALISON WEIR *
THE CHALICE offers a fresh, dynamic look into Tudor England's most powerful, volatile personalities: Henry VIII, the Duke of Norfolk, Stephen Gardiner and Bloody Mary Tudor. Heroine and former nun Joanna Stafford is beautiful, bold and in lethal danger. Bilyeau writes compellingly of people and places that demand your attention and don't let you go even after the last exciting page * KAREN HARPER, bestselling author of MISTRESS OF MOURNING *
Rarely have the terrors of Henry VIII's reformation been so exciting. Court intrigue, bloody executions, and haunting emotional entanglements create a heady brew of mystery and adventure that sweeps us from the devastation of the ransacked cloisters to the dangerous spy centers of London and the Low Countries, as ex-novice Joanna Stafford fights to save her way of life and fulfill an ancient prophecy, before everything she loves is destroyed * C.W. GORTNER, author of THE QUEEN'S VOW *
"A brilliant read and certainly one which will get me looking out for future exploits of Joanna Stafford and any other works from Nancy Bilyeau." * MYSTERY PEOPLE *
"A time in which no one at all can be trusted and everyday life is laced with horror. Bilyeau paints this picture very, very well." * REVIEWING THE EVIDENCE *
"Expect treason, treachery, martyrs and more." * CHOICE *
THE CHALICE is a compelling and pacey time machine to the 16th Century. And when you're returned to the present, you'll have enjoyed an adventure and gained a new perspective on a past you'd wrongly thought to be a done deal * Andrew Pyper, author of THE DEMONOLOGIST *
An utterly enthralling Tudor thriller. * Kate Forsyth author of BITTER GREENS *
Bilyeau continues from her first novel the subtle, complex development of Joanna's character and combines that with a fast-paced, unexpected plot to hold the reader's interest on every page. * Historical Novel Society *
Nancy Bilyeau's debut novel The Crown was a tremendous hit... This sequel is set a year later among the backdrop of the Dissolution of the Monasteries and takes in doomed love, treasonous plots, conspiracies and rebellions. Bilyeau creates the atmosphere of 1530s London superbly * CATHOLIC HERALD *
