Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife : The Extraordinary Lives of Medieval Women Touch & feel books Penny and Cressy are all

Penny and Cressy are all women at the top of their game

But when a betrayal tears apart the land of Ara

This story of unexpected encounters and intimacies is perfect for fans of Cleopatra and Frankenstein and Beautiful World

Imprint: Allen & Unwin UK Children's

compellingly told

Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife : The Extraordinary Lives of Medieval Women Touch & feel books Penny and Cressy are allAuthor: Hetta Howes Europe Published on 12 February 2026 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Bloomsbury Continuum) in the United Kingdom. Paperback 320 pages, 8 page colour plate section 197 x 128 x 24 236g 'A fascinating book about four women it tells us so much about their world, and about our own What jumps off the page is the liveliness of the women, their passion, their courage and their own way of being' PHILIPPA GREGORY, author of The Other Boleyn