Love, loss, redemption, betrayal, and the innate quest to survive as the Bubonic Plague ravages England.
England,1347. As mistress of Rowan Manor, Cecily Heaton leads an enviable life. Yet when she learns of her husband’s death and is forced from her home by her brother-in-law, she finds herself grief-stricken, abandoned, and alone.
After relying on the kindness of a childhood friend, Cecily suffers a shocking betrayal, leading her to question long-held beliefs. As her grief multiplies, she heads to York to forge a new life as a healer. During this time, the Bubonic Plague begins its deathly path through England, and Cecily must confront the inevitable choices of who will live, who will die, and what she is willing to sacrifice to reclaim the life she has lost.
The Hag Stone examines the role of women in medieval Europe, especially when the woman is widowed and childless; the emergence of the woman as healer; and the moral choices one must make in order to survive.
Genre: Literary Fiction
England,1347. As mistress of Rowan Manor, Cecily Heaton leads an enviable life. Yet when she learns of her husband’s death and is forced from her home by her brother-in-law, she finds herself grief-stricken, abandoned, and alone.
After relying on the kindness of a childhood friend, Cecily suffers a shocking betrayal, leading her to question long-held beliefs. As her grief multiplies, she heads to York to forge a new life as a healer. During this time, the Bubonic Plague begins its deathly path through England, and Cecily must confront the inevitable choices of who will live, who will die, and what she is willing to sacrifice to reclaim the life she has lost.
The Hag Stone examines the role of women in medieval Europe, especially when the woman is widowed and childless; the emergence of the woman as healer; and the moral choices one must make in order to survive.
Genre: Literary Fiction
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