The Conquest

When a comet appears in the sky over England in 1066 Ailith a young Saxon wife feels sure that it can only bode well. 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 a handsome 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 Julitta is determined to find happiness. 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.