Alys Clare
The Song of the Nightingale
In the winter of 1211, England lies under the double burden of lean times and the interdict laid on the…
The Rose of the World (A Hawkenlye Mystery)
In 13th-century England, we find a former abbess, Helewise, who has renounced her vows, deserted the nunnery, and is living…
Music of the Distant Stars
Alys Clare’s Aelf Fen novels are set in East Anglia during the reign of William II (1087-1100). It’s a land…
The Joys of my Life
This is the latest and last of the Hawkenlye mysteries, based at the fictitious Hawkenlye Abbey in the Weald of…
The Paths of the Air
Sir Josse d’Acquin is sitting by his fireside wondering where his life is going when a mysterious stranger comes to…
Heart of Ice
In Kent in the winter of 1194, King Richard I is still a prisoner in Europe, and England is being…
Girl In A Red Tunic
At the end of the 12th century, England is in the grip of a very cold winter. Food is short…
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