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In the next novel from Nancy Bilyeau after her acclaimed debut The Crown, novitiate Joanna Stafford plunges into an even more dangerous conspiracy as she comes up against some of the most powerful men of her era.
In 1538, England is in the midst of bloody power struggles between crown and cross that threaten to tear the country apart. Joanna Stafford has seen what lies inside the king's torture rooms and risks imprisonment again when she is caught up in a shadowy international plot targeting the king. As the power plays turn vicious, Joanna understands she may have to assume her role in a prophecy foretold by three different seers, each more omniscient than the last.
Joanna realizes the life of Henry VIII as well as the future of Christendom are in her hands-hands that must someday hold the chalice that lays at the center of these deadly prophecies.
"I loved the story, the characters, and the rich detail of the novel…as well as facts to keep you riveted from the first page.
And surprise twists for even the most hard to please mystery fans! I
loved it."
"Bilyeau paints a moving portrait of Catholicism during the Reformation and of reclusive, spiritual people adjusting to the world outside the cloister…Intriguing and suspenseful."
"[A] layered book of historical suspense."
"Rarely have the terrors of Henry VIII's reformation been so exciting.
Court intrigue, bloody executions, and haunting emotional entanglements
create a heady brew of mystery and adventure that sweeps us from the
devastation of the ransacked cloisters to the dangerous spy centers of
London and the Low Countries, as ex-novice Joanna Stafford fights to
save her way of life and fulfill an ancient prophecy, before everything
she loves is destroyed."
"Superbly set in the political and religious turmoil between Henry VIII's queens Jane Seymour and Anne of Cleves, The Chalice
is a dark, twisty thriller that I couldn't put down. Nancy Bilyeau's
extensive historical research makes the sense of dread, danger, and
mysticism permeating this era tangible. Ex-Dominican novice Joanna
Stafford is an especially compelling and sympathetic heroine-I adored
her!"
"An exciting and satisfying novel of historical suspense that cements
Nancy Bilyeau as one of the genre's rising stars. The indominable Joanna
Stafford is back with a cast of powerful and fascinating characters and
a memorable story that is gripping while you are reading and haunting
after you are done. Bravo! The Chalice is a fabulous read."
"This novel is riveting, and provides fascinating insight into the lives of displaced nuns and priests during the tumultuous Tudor period. Bilyeau creates fully realized characters, with complex actions and emotions, driving the machinations of these historic personages."
In 1538, England is in the midst of bloody power struggles between crown and cross that threaten to tear the country apart. Joanna Stafford has seen what lies inside the king's torture rooms and risks imprisonment again when she is caught up in a shadowy international plot targeting the king. As the power plays turn vicious, Joanna understands she may have to assume her role in a prophecy foretold by three different seers, each more omniscient than the last.
Joanna realizes the life of Henry VIII as well as the future of Christendom are in her hands-hands that must someday hold the chalice that lays at the center of these deadly prophecies.
"I loved the story, the characters, and the rich detail of the novel…as well as facts to keep you riveted from the first page.
And surprise twists for even the most hard to please mystery fans! I
loved it."
"Bilyeau paints a moving portrait of Catholicism during the Reformation and of reclusive, spiritual people adjusting to the world outside the cloister…Intriguing and suspenseful."
"[A] layered book of historical suspense."
"Rarely have the terrors of Henry VIII's reformation been so exciting.
Court intrigue, bloody executions, and haunting emotional entanglements
create a heady brew of mystery and adventure that sweeps us from the
devastation of the ransacked cloisters to the dangerous spy centers of
London and the Low Countries, as ex-novice Joanna Stafford fights to
save her way of life and fulfill an ancient prophecy, before everything
she loves is destroyed."
"Superbly set in the political and religious turmoil between Henry VIII's queens Jane Seymour and Anne of Cleves, The Chalice
is a dark, twisty thriller that I couldn't put down. Nancy Bilyeau's
extensive historical research makes the sense of dread, danger, and
mysticism permeating this era tangible. Ex-Dominican novice Joanna
Stafford is an especially compelling and sympathetic heroine-I adored
her!"
"An exciting and satisfying novel of historical suspense that cements
Nancy Bilyeau as one of the genre's rising stars. The indominable Joanna
Stafford is back with a cast of powerful and fascinating characters and
a memorable story that is gripping while you are reading and haunting
after you are done. Bravo! The Chalice is a fabulous read."
"This novel is riveting, and provides fascinating insight into the lives of displaced nuns and priests during the tumultuous Tudor period. Bilyeau creates fully realized characters, with complex actions and emotions, driving the machinations of these historic personages."
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