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Winner of the Barbara Hammond TrophyEurope 1547. The rising tide of the Reformation threatens bloody revolution while the terror of the Inquisition grows, even for those who have converted.Bethia, newly married tries to find her way in Antwerp, both the city and family she now belongs to a constant source of confusion - and sometimes fear. While her brother Will, enslaved on a French galley, doubts there will ever be an end to his torment.Divided by both distance and faith, Bethia and Will each desperately seek a place of refuge from the looming maelstrom.But there is no safe haven... unless Will denies his beliefs and Bethia surrenders those she loves. Yet the power of family can triumph, in unexpected ways.

Scotland 1546. Seeking revenge for the burning of a young preacher, a group of lairds take St Andrews Castle by stealth, and murder Cardinal Beaton, the nation's most powerful man.For a sister and brother - Bethia, living in the town outside the castle, and Will, one of the rebels within - the siege becomes a battle for survival.As the long siege plays out, Will moves between hunger, fear and boredom; so cold he's burning furniture and books and so hungry he's eating rats. His actions mean the family could lose everything, unless Bethia gives up the hope of love - or forces Will home.But this is not just a struggle between them, it's about the choices a nation must make as Henry VIII coerces from across the border, determined the infant Mary Queen of Scots will marry his son, and Scotland's auld alliance with France is invoked.This debut novel closely follows the events of the siege of St Andrews Castle, and its dramatic re-taking.