The Rose of the World

The new novel in the ever-popular Hawkenlye series

Autumn, 1210. A year ago, King John was excommunicated and now his men have come to Hawkenlye Abbey to take it over. Abbess Caliste, Helewise''s successor, worries how she is to feed the nuns under her care, let alone conduct her usual good works. Meanwhile, Helewise has moved into Hawkenlye Manor with Josse, and their lives are full of family and warmth. But after a visit to St Edmund''s Chapel, Helewise''s eleven-year-old granddaughter, Rosamund, goes missing and soon all that they hold dear is threatened . . .

Alys Clare divides her time between Tonbridge, England-in the area where ＂＂Tavern in the Morning＂＂ is set--and her ancient stone cottage in Brittany. The author of two previous Hawkenlye mysteries, ＂＂Fortune Like the Moon＂＂ and ＂＂Ashes of the Elements,＂＂ she has also studied archaeology at the University of Kent at Canterbury.