Bristow-Bailey

Aged fifteen and fresh from fighting the natives on the Western border, Edward is sent to the labyrinthine palace of Lord Norbert to be baptised into the newly-fashionable Christian faith and to learn how a member of the Saxon nobility should behave. Amid the ancient ruins, Edward encounters a dangerous mix of politics, religion and sexual desire. This paperback edition also contains the related story ＂The Island＂.