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
