In a country at war, a secret inheritance reveals a dark conspiracy
On a sunlit afternoon in seventeenth-century Dorset, a young girl falls in love with a stranger.
But when her Puritan brother tries to force her into an unbearable marriage she flees, taking with her only the gift left to her by her unknown father, a gold pendant sealed by an engraving of an axe, and the words: St Matthew.
One of four intricately wrought seals each holding a secret within it can, when combined with the other three, bring great wealth and power. This power is her true inheritance but it's a perilous legacy others will kill for
As a historical fiction, A Crowning Mercy by Bernard Cornwell is a testament to the author's literary prowess, weaving family sagas into the fabric of a war-torn country. The bestselling author's top work is a testament to life in seventeenth-century Dorset, a perilous legacy that others would kill for.
For fans of Ken Follett (The Armour of Light), Simon Scarrow (Eagles of the Empire I, II, and III), and Ben Kane (Eagles in the Storm).