Book details:
Book Title: A Woman’s Lot
Series: The Meonbridge Chronicles, Book #2
Author: Carolyn Hughes
Publication Date: February 5th, 2025 (audiobook publication)
Publisher: Carolyn Hughes
Listening Length: 12 hours and 15 minutes
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How can mere women resist the misogyny of men?
1352. In Meonbridge, a resentful peasant rages against Eleanor Titherige’s efforts to build up her flock of sheep. Susanna Miller’s husband, grown melancholy and ill-tempered, succumbs to idle gossip that his wife’s a scold. Agnes Sawyer’s yearning to be a craftsman is met with scorn. And the village priest, fearful of what he considers women’s “unnatural” ambitions, is determined to keep them firmly in their place.
Many men hold fast to the teachings of the Church and fear the havoc the “daughters of Eve” might wreak if they’re allowed to usurp men’s roles and gain control over their own lives.
Not all men in Meonbridge resist the women’s desire for change – indeed, they want it for themselves. Yet it takes only one or two misogynists to unleash the hounds of hostility and hatred…
If you enjoy immersive historical fiction with a strong authentic feel, set in a time of change and challenge, especially for women, you’ll love A Woman’s Lot, the second MEONBRIDGE CHRONICLE. Find out for yourself if Meonbridge’s “unnatural” women stand up to their abusers!
Audible: https://buff.ly/4gw1xs3
also available in #KindleUnlimited,
Narrator Alex Lee @alexleeaudio
“This book exceeded all my expectations. I did not read this story. I lived it!”
~ The Coffee Pot Book Club
“A treat for all the senses…totally true to its time and setting…”
~ Being Anne
“I didn’t so much feel as if I were reading about medieval England as experiencing it first hand.”
~ Linda’s Book Bag
“An absorbing account of the times.”
~ Historical Novel Society
Carolyn Hughes has lived much of her life in Hampshire. With a first degree in Classics and English, she started working life as a computer programmer, then a very new profession. But it was technical authoring that later proved her vocation, word-smithing for many different clients, including banks, an international hotel group and medical instruments manufacturers.
Although she wrote creatively on and off for most of her adult life, it was not until her children flew the nest that writing historical fiction took centre stage. But why historical fiction? Serendipity!
Seeking inspiration for what to write for her Creative Writing Masters, she discovered the handwritten draft, begun in her twenties, of a novel, set in 14th century rural England…
Intrigued by the period and setting, she realised that, by writing a novel set in the period, she could learn more about the medieval past and interpret it, which seemed like a thrilling thing to do. A few days later, the first Meonbridge Chronicle, Fortune’s Wheel, was under way.
Six published books later (with more to come), Carolyn does now think of herself as an Historical Novelist. And she wouldn’t have it any other way…
Author Links:
Website: https://carolynhughesauthor.com
Twitter: https://x.com/writingcalliope
Facebook: https://facebook.com/CarolynHughesAuthor
Bluesky: https://carolynhughes.bsky.social
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Carolyn-Hughes/author/B01MG5TWH1
Tour hosted by: The Coffee Pot Book Club
Thank you so much for sharing news of the audiobook for A Woman's Lot yesterday. I really do appreciate your support!
Carolyn
Thanks so much for hosting Carolyn Hughes, with an audio extract from her fabulous new audiobook, A Woman's Lot.
Take care,
Cathie xx
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