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The Altarpiece
In 1535, England is in turmoil during King Henry VIII's Roman absence. Catherine is in the midst in the Priory of Mount Grace. The King's divorce has dashed Catherine's hopes for a place at court, and she reluctantly takes the veil. When a costly altarpiece goes missing, Catherine is suspected. As the King's destructive soldiers return to Mount Grace, Catherine must choose between her calling and the man who represents her country's future.
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- "It is 1535 and in the tumultuous years of King Henry VIII's break from Rome, the religious houses of England are being seized by force. Twenty-year-old Catherine Havens is a foundling and the adopted daughter of the prioress of the Priory of Mount Grace in a small Yorkshire village. Catherine, like her adoptive mother, has a gift for healing, and she is widely sought and admired for her knowledge. Catherine's hopes for a place at court have been dashed by the king's divorce, and she has reluctantly taken the veil. In the remote North, the nuns enjoy the freedoms unavailable to other women. England is their home, but the times have changed, and now the few remaining nuns dread the arrival of the priory's new owner, Robert Overton. When the priory's costly altarpiece goes missing, Catherine and her friend Ann Smith find themselves under increased suspicion. Only the illness of Robert's brother, William, preserves the nuns from immediate expulsion and arrest. Catherine heals him, and when she undertakes a quest across England, he offers to accompany her and Ann. They visit the deposed queen, and during their journey to uncover the truth, Catherine begins to doubt her church and her God. She finds herself drawn to William, even though he has spoken his oath to the crown and serves her greatest enemy. King Henry VIII's soldiers have not had their fill of destruction, and when they return to Mount Grace to destroy the priory, Catherine must choose between the sacred calling of her past and the man who may represent her country's future."
- "In 1535, England is in turmoil during King Henry VIII's Roman absence. Catherine is in the midst in the Priory of Mount Grace. The King's divorce has dashed Catherine's hopes for a place at court, and she reluctantly takes the veil. When a costly altarpiece goes missing, Catherine is suspected. As the King's destructive soldiers return to Mount Grace, Catherine must choose between her calling and the man who represents her country's future."@en