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The True and Terrible Tale of Perotine Massey
- Author
- Alison Weir
- Narrator
- Julie Maisey
- Publisher
- Headline
- Publish Date
- 31 October 2024
- Run Time
- 58 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
In a brand-new short story, Alison Weir reimagines a dark and dangerous moment in Tudor history.
I wasn't supposed to know about the secret prayer meetings, the hidden English Bible, the people coming and going under cover of darkness. It was illegal, you see . . .
Guernsey, 1556. Devoted servant Jennet is heartbroken when her mistress, Perotine, is arrested alongside her mother and sister for a crime that the Massey women did not commit.
As Protestants, to be accused of theft under the staunch Catholic rule of Queen Mary is matter of life and death. And, once the Massey family find themselves locked in the grim Castle Cornet, it seems that nothing can change the dreaded sentence they face.
Except for one thing, unknown to their accusers.
Mistress Perotine is with child.
Can Jennet intervene in time to delay the trial? Or has a terrible fate already been written for Perotine Massey?
*Includes the first chapter of the spellbinding new Tudor Rose novel, Mary I: Queen of Sorrows *
READERS LOVE ALISON WEIR
'Weir truly brings history alive'
'I thoroughly enjoyed this book and was able to see the Tudor era through a new lens'
'I've yet to find any other author that captures history quite so well. I always feel like I've slipped in time and I'm privy to some secret historical events'
'Compelling, fascinating, exquisite'
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Details
- Author
- Alison Weir
- Narrator
- Julie Maisey
- Duration
- 58 minutes
- Release Date
- 31 October 2024
- ISBN
- 9781035418008
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Headline
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Historical adventure fiction, Historical romance
Synopsis
FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SIX TUDOR QUEENS SERIES.In a brand-new short story, Alison Weir reimagines a dark and dangerous moment in Tudor history.I wasn't supposed to know about the secret prayer meetings, the hidden English Bible, the people coming and going under cover of darkness. It was illegal, you see . . .Guernsey, 1556. Devoted servant Jennet is heartbroken when her mistress, Perotine, is arrested alongside her mother and sister for a crime that the Massey women did not commit.As Protestants, to be accused of theft under the staunch Catholic rule of Queen Mary is matter of life and death. And, once the Massey family find themselves locked in the grim Castle Cornet, it seems that nothing can change the dreaded sentence they face.Except for one thing, unknown to their accusers. Mistress Perotine is with child.Can Jennet intervene in time to delay the trial? Or has a terrible fate already been written for Perotine Massey?*Includes the first chapter of the spellbinding new Tudor Rose novel, Mary I: Queen of Sorrows *READERS LOVE ALISON WEIR'Weir truly brings history alive''I thoroughly enjoyed this book and was able to see the Tudor era through a new lens''I've yet to find any other author that captures history quite so well. I always feel like I've slipped in time and I'm privy to some secret historical events''Compelling, fascinating, exquisite'
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