<p>Set in Wharram Percy Yorkshire in 1365 <strong>The Vowess</strong> follows Eustachia de Percy-a widow bound to the church by a vow of chastity-and her former maid Blanche. Their bond is tested by fierce loyalty painful betrayal and the oppressive control of the church in a world determined to silence women who are different.</p><p>When Blanche leaves to marry Eustachia is haunted by traumatic memories and family tragedy and unwisely resumes a forbidden love affair.</p><p>Accused of breaking her vow she stands trial and the line between truth and delusion blurs.</p><p>As trauma secrets and betrayal threaten to destroy her Eustachia must confront the cost of reclaiming her memory in a world that punishes women who are different.</p><p><strong>The Vowess</strong> is a haunting historical mystery of loyalty betrayal loss and the fragile boundaries of sanity.</p>