The Crown
- 作者
- 出版社 Touchstone
- 出版时间 2012年1月
- ISBN 9781451626858
- 定价 219.60
内容简介
"Anamazingfirstnovel.…It’sanaction-packedtaleofonenun’sdangerousquesttodiscoverthesecretsofarelicthatdatesbackcenturies"(KatherineNeville,authorofTheEight).Theyearis1537…JoannaStafford,aDominicannun,learnsthatherfavoritecousinhasbeencondemnedbyHenryVIIItobeburnedatthestake.Defyingthesacredruleofenclosure,Joannaleavesthepriorytostandathercousin’sside.Arrestedforinterferingwiththeking'sjustice,Joanna,alongwithherfather,issenttotheTowerofLondon.TheruthlessStephenGardiner,BishopofWinchester,takesterrifyingstepstoforceJoannatoagreetospyforhim:Tosaveherfather'slifeshemustfindanancientrelic—acrownsopowerful,itmayholdtheabilitytoendtheReformation.Accompaniedbytwomonks,Joannasearchesinsecretforthislong-lostpieceofhistorywornbytheSaxonKingAthelstaninA.D.937duringthehistoricbattlethatfirstunitedBritain.WithCromwell’stroopsthreateningtoshutterherpriory,brightandboldJoannamustnowdecidewhoshecantrustwiththesecretofthecrownsothatshemaysaveherself,herfamily,andhersacredwayoflife.Thisprovocativestorymeldsheart-stoppingsuspensewithhistoricaldetailandbringstolifethepoignantdramasofwomenandmenatafascinatingandcriticalmomentinEngland’spast.
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