Menewood

<p><b>Named a Best Book of the Year by <i>Vox </i>and <i>Autostraddle</i><br></b><br><b>Making a much-anticipated return to the world of <i>Hild</i>, Nicola Griffith¿s <i>Menewood</i> transports readers back to seventh-century Britain, a land of rival kings and religions poised for epochal change. </b><br><br>Hild is no longer the bright child who made a place in Edwin Overking¿s court with her seemingly supernatural insight. She is eighteen, honed and tested, the formidable lady of Elmet, now building her personal stronghold in the valley of Menewood.<br><br>But old alliances are fraying. Younger rivals are snapping at Edwin¿s heels. War is brewing¿bitter war, winter war. Not knowing whom to trust, Edwin becomes volatile and recalls his young advisor to court. There Hild begins to understand the true extent of the chaos ahead¿and realizes she must find a way to navigate the turbulence and fight to protect both the kingdom and her own people.<br><br>She will face the losses and devasta