The Land of Angels
Author | : Fay Sampson |
Publisher | : Robert Hale Limited |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2006 |
ISBN-10 | : 0709080972 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780709080978 |
Rating | : 4/5 (978 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Land of Angels written by Fay Sampson and published by Robert Hale Limited. This book was released on 2006 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Princess Bertha of Paris is shocked to learn of her impending marriage to the heathen king of Kent. But their barbaric world is dramatically changed by the coming of Augustine from Rome, on a mission to impress his hero, Pope Gregory the Great. As the new arrivals face hostility and murder, the powerful king sees a way of using Augustine to further his ambition. However, Bertha's eldest son is in league with the banished priests and she knows her husband's vengeance will be terrifying should he find out. In this Anglo-Saxon world on the threshold between pagan beliefs and Christianity, the feisty Bertha and the timorous Augustine form an unlikely alliance.