Place of Repose

It is AD 875, and the Danish King of York, Halfden Ragnarsson, is devastating Northumbria by burning monasteries and churches. The Christian inhabitants of this once-great kingdom are at the mercy of the heathen. 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.