SuitabookWomen, inheritance and authority
Isolde loses her lands and is placed under restrictive medieval expectations, while Isolde and Ishraq are described as independent and able to think for themselves.
Loading your next page
Book details
Philippa Gregory - Author
A fast-moving historical fantasy about investigations, accusations and escape, set within medieval religious institutions and restrictive expectations for women. Its central interest lies in how characters interpret apparent evil, authority and difference.
Book Brief
Sign in to see how this book fits your child and family preferences.
Sign in for personalised guidanceA fast-moving historical fantasy about investigations, accusations and escape, set within medieval religious institutions and restrictive expectations for women. Its central interest lies in how characters interpret apparent evil, authority and difference.
Isolde loses her lands and is placed under restrictive medieval expectations, while Isolde and Ishraq are described as independent and able to think for themselves.
Luca investigates evil for an Inquisitor, while Isolde and Ishraq are accused of witchcraft in a religious setting shaped by vows and church hierarchy.
Be prepared for torture, burning, poisoning, threatened execution, a mob targeting a supposed werewolf, a near-sexual assault and two deaths. Sexual material is limited but includes desire, an affair, flirting and brief chaste contact.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.