The Apostates: Enthralling Historical Fiction from the BESTSELLING author of The Castilians (The Seton Chronicles)

From the Winner of the Barbara Hammond Trophy and Amazon BESTSELLING Author ‘One of those books where you forget you’re reading and feel you’re there.’ Lexie Conyngham It’s 1550 and Bethia has fled Antwerp, with her infant son, before the jaws of the inquisition clamp down, for the family are accused of secret judaising. She believes they’ve evaded capture but her husband, Mainard, unbeknownst to her, is caught, imprisoned and alone. Reaching Geneva, Bethia hopes for respite from a dangerous journey, but it’s a Protestant city state which tolerates no dissent – and she’s a Catholic. And why has Mainard not come? Perhaps he’s already reached Venice where Jews can live openly, the Virgin gazes benignly from every corner and difference is tolerated, for the wealthy at least. Yet much is hidden beneath the smooth waters of this perilous city. Must they again flee to survive… ‘A series which never fails to get better and always leaves me wanting more.’ Esther Mendelssohn