Prize for the Fire

by Rilla Askew

Lincolnshire, 1537. Amid England's religious turmoil, fifteen-year-old Anne Askew is forced to take her dead sister's place in an arranged marriage. The witty, well-educated gentleman's daughter is determined to free herself from her abusive husband, harsh in-laws, and the cruel strictures of her married life. But this is the England of Henry VIII, where religion and politics are dangerously entangled. A young woman of Anne's fierce independence,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806190728
• ISBN13: 9780806190723
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

A compelling read.

Well written with an immediacy of characterization and plot that leads readers to continue -- a page turner. Building tension and empathy.