{"product_id":"the-apostates-enthralling-historical-fiction-the-seton-chronicles-book-3-9781838251550","title":"The Apostates: Enthralling Historical Fiction (The Seton Chronicles Book 3)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the WINNER of the Barbara Hammond Trophy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaching 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps he's already reached Venice where Jews can live openly and the Virgin smiles benignly from every corner... yet, soon she will discover, much is hidden beneath the smooth waters of this perilous city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMasters, V. E. H.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - V E H Masters was born and grew up on a farm just outside of St. Andrews in Scotland. She's been fascinated by the siege of St Andrews Castle ever since her history teacher took the class on a visit, which included going down the siege tunnel dug out of rock and peering into the bottle dungeon where Cardinal Beaton's body is said to have been kept, pickled in salt, for over a year. When she learned that the group who took the castle and held it for over 14 months, resisting the many attempts to re-take it, called themselves the Castilians, she knew even then it was the perfect title for the story. The second in series, The Conversos, which picks up to the hour where The Castilians left off, continues the dramatic adventures of Bethia and Will in Antwerp and Berwick, England.The Apostates, the third in series follows our protagonists across Europe to where they seek sanctuary in Venice... which of course necessitated a visit to that beautiful city.To find out more please go to her website https: \/\/vehmasters.com\/ and she would be honoured if you signed up for the newsletter.","brand":"Nydie Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51414592651538,"sku":"9781838251550","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d944f64c-1ad0-463d-a11c-4576463a03f5.jpg?v=1751124259","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-apostates-enthralling-historical-fiction-the-seton-chronicles-book-3-9781838251550","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}