Place of Repose, St Cuthbert’s Last Journey, by Katharine Tiernan

The year is AD 875, and the Danish King of York, Halfden Ragnarsson, is carrying fire and sword across Northumbria, burning churches and monasteries and killing their inhabitants. The monks of Lindisfarne have to flee, taking with them the Lindisfarne Gospels and Saint Cuthbert's relics. For seven years they journey seeking to find a new home for the saint, a journey that changes the lives of those who bear him for ever. Place of Repose is a tale of violence and intrigue, revenge and reconciliation—​and of true love lost and found. This extraordinary story, told by novelist Kathy Tiernan, combines with the skilful and engaging recreation of characters and relationships at this fateful moment in the survival of Northumbria. Always in the background is the mysterious presence of the Saint, as the threads of destiny that will bind Dane and Saxon, heathen and Christian begin​ to weave together.

Author: Katharine Tiernan
Format: Paperback
Pages: 196
Published: Feb 2020
Dimensions: 129mm x 197mm