Kingmaker: Broken Faith Av Toby Clements

<p><i>''An enthralling adventure story, honest and powerful. The Wars of the Roses are imagined here with energy, with ferocity, with hunger to engage the reader.'' <b>Hilary Mantel</b></i><br><br><b><i>''An enthralling adventure story, honest and powerful. The Wars of the Roses are imagined here with energy, with ferocity, with hunger to engage the reader.'' Hilary Mantel<br><br></i>October, 1463<br><br></b>England is a divided nation. In the north, the Lancastrian king struggles to hold power, while in the south, the princes of the house of York prepare for war.<br><br>Across this land, pursued by the Church and the Law, a young man, Thomas, and a young woman, Katherine, make their way, bearing proof of a secret both sides will kill to learn.<br><br>Bent on revenge for a past outrage, Thomas and Katherine journey to the mighty castle of Bamburgh to join a weakening king as he marshals his army to take up arms in one of the most savage civil wars in history: the Wars of the Roses.<br><br>‘Searingly good.’ <i>Sunday Times</i><br><br>‘Immersive’ <i>The Times</i><br><br>‘Evocative and direct’ <i>Independent</i></p>