Description:
Twins Wulf and Aetna are born at the beginning of the "Long Peace", the reign of King Edgar I, in the 10th century. But although the fledgling nation of Englaland remains untroubled by war, the young King's personal life is turbulent and troubled. Drawn deeper and deeper into the orbit of the Royal Family of Wessex, the twins soon find that Wulf may have to wield his sword in earnest and that a needle may be put to more bloody use than Aetna's peaceful pastime of silk and gold embroidery.
Brief description: Helen M. Stevens is the author of twelve best-selling non-fiction books featuring her own unique style of embroidery - which has its origins in the England of the Anglo Saxons. Work with the British Museum and the York Archaeological Trust fostered her passion for the 10th century. Based on historical fact, her first novel introduces the family whose patriarch was to inspire J. R. R. Tolkien's little-known work "The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth". Visit her website www.helenmstevens.info