' An enthralling adventure story honest & powerful The Wars of the Roses are imagined here with energy with ferocity with hunger to engage the reader' Hilary Mantel' An enthralling adventure story honest & powerful The Wars of the Roses are imagined here with energy with ferocity with hunger to engage the reader' Hilary Mantel October 1463 England is a divided nation In the north the Lancastrian king struggles to hold power while in the south the princes of the house of York prepare for war Across this land pursued by the Church & the Law a young man Thomas & a young woman Katherine make their way bearing proof of a secret both sides will kill to learn Bent on revenge for a past outrage Thomas & Katherine journey to the mighty castle of Bamburgh to join a weakening king as he marshals his army to take up arms in one of the most savage civil wars in history the Wars of the Roses Searingly good' Sunday Times Immersive' The Times Evocative & direct' Independent