Young Richard Fitz-Eustace's return from Palestine is far from joyous. Damned by leprosy he must bid his mother, grandmother and sisters a final and sorrowful farewell and leave his estates at Halton Castle forever. Condemned to shun the company of others he must now find a place of solitude where he can seek forgiveness for sins committed in the Holy Land for which he is certain he has earned God's curse. Resolved to live out his life as a hermit, he journey's north into the newly named county of Lancashire. But this is no arbitrary journey; there is one last obligation undertaken for his grandmother: that he will seek out her kinsman, Sir Robert de Lacy, at Cliderhou Castle and there press his consideration of her claim to his estate. Meanwhile, at Halton, Richard's headstrong fourteen-year-old sister, Johanna is distraught. The fate of her beloved elder brother has done more than leave her bereft. Her other brother, ruthless and ambitious Roger has returned to take his place as head of the family. He and Johanna's mother have contrived a marriage for her to a wealthy old landowner, and without Richard's protection there seems little she can do about it- unless of course she can escape and find him.

About the Author
Elizabeth Ashworth has been passionate about writing from the age of twelve, when she had an article published in Diana. Her first story was published in Pony Annual three years later. Her published books include Lancashire: Who Lies Beneath? (Countryside Books), Tales of Old Lancashire (Countryside Books) and Champion Lancastrians (Sigma Press). She is also a contributor to wide range of magazines. She is now engaged in completing a companion novel to The de Lacy Inheritance entitled By Loyalty Bound, which is set during the Wars of the Roses.


Book Information
ISBN 9781905802364
Author Elizabeth Ashworth
Format Paperback
Page Count 280
Imprint Myrmidon Books Ltd
Publisher Myrmidon Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 280g