THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS AN OBAMA'S BOOK OF THE
YEAR 'Gorgeous sensual addictive' SARA COLLINS 'Brightly lit' NAOMI ALDERMAN Born from
a long line of female warriors and crusaders yet too coarse for courtly life Marie de France
is cast from the royal court and sent to Angleterre to take up her new duty as the prioress of
an impoverished abbey. Lauren Groff's modern masterpiece is about the establishment of a
female utopia. 'A propulsive captivating read' BRIT BENNETT 'Fascinating beguiling
vivid' MARIAN KEYES 'A dazzlingly clever tale' THE TIMES 'A thrillingly vivid adventurous
story about women and power that will blow readers' minds. Left me gasping' EMMA DONOGHUE
