The Tapestry

I hope readers like it, I worked very hard on my third book. The research was intense! And Joanna Stafford risks more--and feels more--than in any other novel in the series.......more

I've thoroughly enjoyed this trilogy, and I'm going to miss Joanna's reluctant adventures, as well as her stubborn strength and her compassionate spirit. She's a type of heroine that you don't see very often. Each book in the trilogy has such a great combination of elements while not being a repetit......more

A story that had the potential to be a great book, only if it had a stronger protagonist. It is true, with its age and time we cannot expect heroines to rush out brandishing swords but there was something dreadfully annoying about Joanna Stafford. For me it felt as if every decision she took either......more

I read this book as an e-galley and wrote a blurb for the publisher, which says it all: "These aren't your mother's nuns! Nancy Bilyeau has done it again, giving us a compelling and wonderfully realized portrait of Tudor life in all its complexity and wonder. A nun, a tapestry, a page-turning tale o......more