In The Name Of The Mother

<p>It is 689 AD and Cynethryth is returning from Rome carrying her dead husband's child. </p><p>She soon gives birth to a son Aethelheard whose parentage alone places him in danger. His mother has a tough choice to make and travels to Dorset where the king is a cousin of her late husband.</p><p>After the king adopts the boy he grows up in the dangerous company of rebellious princes all who wish to overthrow the mighty Ine king of Wessex.</p><p>How will mother and son face the physical and spiritual battles that await them?</p>