The Errant Hours by Kate Innes

The Errant Hours by Kate Innes

A headlong journey through the physical and spiritual dangers of Plantagenet Britain, in all its savage pageantry.

Welsh Marches, July 1284 - the uprising in Wales is over, the leader gruesomely executed, the dead are buried. But for Illesa Arrowsmith, the war's aftermath is just as brutal. When her brother is thrown into the Forester's prison on false charges, she is left impoverished and alone. All Illesa has left is the secret manuscript entrusted to her - a book so powerful it can save lives, a book so valuable that its discovery could lead to her death.

When the bailiff's daughter finds it, Illesa decides to run, and break her brother out of jail by whatever means. But the powerful Forester tracks them down, and Illesa must put herself and the book at the mercy of an unscrupulous knight who threatens to reveal all their secrets, one by one.

Inspired by the seductive art of illuminated manuscripts, The Errant Hours draws from the deep well of medieval legend to weave a story of survival and courage, trickery and love.

Kate Innes's glorious first novel is a lyrical joy. Up there with the best of Pat Bracewell and Elizabeth Chadwick, it offers utter immersion in an intricate, plausible world. A must read for the autumn.

Manda Scott

Innes, Kate: - Kate Innes is a poet, workshop leader and novelist. She was born in London and raised in America by South African parents. She spent a year working on archaeological digs around Europe before taking a degree in Archaeology followed by a PGCE. After qualifying as a teacher, she worked in Zimbabwe for two years. Returning to England, she taught in a comprehensive and completed an MA in Museum Studies. She worked as an Education Officer at several museums and galleries around the West Midlands. Her first novel, 'The Errant Hours' was an Historical Novel Society Editor's Choice and is on the Reading List for Medieval Women's Fiction at Bangor University. It is also one of Book Riot's One Hundred Must-Read Medieval Novels. Kate Innes lives in Shropshire with her husband and three children.

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ISBN 13	9780993483707
ISBN 10	0993483704
Title	The Errant Hours
Author	Kate Innes
Series	Arrowsmith
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Mindforest Press
Year published	2015-11-28
Number of pages	400
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