Publisher's Synopsis
Spring, 1297. Edward I's fury is unbounded when he discovers proof of the clandestine affair of his daughter, Joanna of Acre, with penniless commoner Ralph Monthermer. He immures Joanna in a nunnery, and only the intervention of Henry Trokelowe, Edward's clerk, prevents him from killing Ralph, who is imprisoned in Bristol Castle while Henry investigates. To the lovers, the only proof of the other's continued existence is a series of intense, coded letters. Their only chance of survival lies in Henry Trokelowe's hands. But how can a confirmed bachelor even begin to understand their all-consuming passion?
