The Conquest Book

When a comet appears in the sky over England in 1066 Ailith a young Saxon wife feels sure that it can only bode well in spite of her husband's fears. With a child on its way the couple are prosperous and content. Yet within a year Ailith's joy turns to heartache as her husband and her child are taken from her and the conquering Normans advance. Ailith's grief turns to love for a brief period with Rolf de Brize a handsome and womanising Norman invader. She bears him one daughter but in the aftermath of the Battle of Hastings she discovers a betrayal she cannot forgive ...Years later the spirited and strong-willed Julitta is determined to find happiness and yet her life has been filled with pain: from surviving life in a brothel in Southwark to suffering the pain of a forbidden love and a bitter loveless marriage. Her quest takes her on a Pilgrimage to Compostella to a colourful horse fair in Bordeaux to the terrors of piracy on the open sea.

A tale of love betrayal conflict and loss across two generations set during the Norman Conquest.