Read an extract from The Breath of the Rose by Andrea Japp
Alencon, September 1304. Imprisoned by the Inquisition, Agnes de Souarcy faces interrogation and torture. At the same time, the religious community of Clairets Abbey is shaken to the core when a nun is horrifically poisoned by a murderer hidden in its midst.
In this sequel to The Season of the Beast, Andrea Japp uses her remarkable knowledge of French history and daily life in the medieval world to tell an intricate and spellbinding story.
Find out more about the other novels in the Agnes de Souarcy Chronicles:
The Season of the Beast (Book 1)
Meanwhile in the Normandy countryside, young widow Agnes de Souarcy, the beautiful lady of the manor, is fighting to retain her independent way of life, aware that her spiteful half-brother will do anything to destroy her.
These two different worlds collide in the forest near Souarcy, where a terrifying creature begins to kill and mutilate a succession of monks on their way to deliver a secret message of momentous importance.
In the first Agnes de Souarcy Chronicle, Andrea Japp offers the reader a fast-paced, multi-layered mystery within a richly imagined portrait of medieval France.
The Divine Blood (Book 3)
Normandy 1304. Agnes de Souarcy has survived the medieval Inquisition, but remains the focus of an ancient quest. Her protectors must do battle with the powerful enemies of the quest who will stop at nothing to see it fail. Where friend and foe are hard to tell apart, few are truly who they seem and all have something to hide. Who is the poisoner at Clairets Abbey? Where is the sacred papyrus to be found? And what is the link to the Vatican and the King of France? Five women, in the centre the sixth are the enigmatic words foretelling Agnes s destiny. But as events come to a head, will she continue to live simply as a woman of her time or fulfil the role that has been prophesied?
