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It is England, in the late fourteenth century, a time when the whim of a lord or the pleasure of a bishop can seal nearly anyone's fate. The printing press has yet to be invented. Books, written only in Latin or Norman French, are rare and costly, painstakingly lettered and illuminated with exquisite paintings---far beyond the reach of ordinary people.But there are cracks in the old feudal order---and in the absolute power of the Church. Finn is a master illuminator who works not only for the Church but also, in secret, for the heretical Oxford cleric John Wycliffe. Under the nose of the powerful Abbot of Broomholm, Finn illuminates pages for Wycliffe---an English translation of the Bible, meant to bring the word of God to the masses. And Finn has another secret, one that will lead both himself and his beloved daughter into ever-increasing peril.
About the Author
Brenda Rickman Vantrease is a former English teacher and librarian from Nashville, Tennessee and the author of four books. Her bestselling debut novel, THE ILLUMINATOR, was published to critical acclaim and translated into fourteen languages. Her life-long passion for English history and love of story make historical fiction a natural habitat for her imagination. Her fourth novel, THE QUEEN'S PROMISE, vol. I of BROKEN KINGDOM, is set in the British Civil War.
