The Welsh Marches, 1301.
Strong-willed heiress Johane de Geneville is married to Roger Mortimer, Earl of March, at just 15 years old.
Soon Johane finds herself swept up in a world of treacherous court politics and dangerous secrets as her husband deposes Edward II and rules England alongside Queen Isabella.
Yet when Roger is accused of treason, she is robbed of her freedom and must survive catastrophic events in her fight for justice — with her life, and her children’s, hanging in the balance…
Will she pay for her husband’s mistakes, or will she manage to escape from a terrible fate?
A Court of Betrayal by Anne O’Brien is published in paperback on 12 September, 2024.
You may be interested in a couple of features Anne has written about the background to some of her other books: The delicate matter of mustard and candles: a Paston family scandal and To have and to hold: pawns in the medieval marriage game.
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