A new historical page-turner from the author of "Company Of Liars" which was one of the most successful debut paperbacks in 2009. It is set in England in 1210, when the rule of a vengeful King John brings a black force sweeping across England, and in the village of Gastmere, a young servant girl becomes the unknowing focal point for decades of hatred, regret and misplaced love. 'Karen Maitland neatly catches the spirit of primitive superstition... richly evocative' "Daily Express"