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Candace Robb

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Storyteller, mythweaver, author of the Owen Archer, Kate Clifford, & Margaret Kerr mysteries. Primary residence, medieval York.

I blog about writing, medieval history, writing women's stories, and feature new scholarship in my field at candacerobbbooks.com, and share loads of medieval news, folklore, and whimsy on my facebook page, Candace Robb
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I am honored that Owen and Lucie and family have kept you company. Thank you for telling me that. And I have good news! …more
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I am honored that Owen and Lucie and family have kept you company. Thank you for telling me that. And I have good news!
The 11th Owen Archer, A Conspiracy of Wolves, will be published in the UK at the end of April in hardcover, and in the US and Canada in early August! E-book is out globally in June. Mark it on goodreads as "Want To Read" and you'll be notified when it's available!
I hope you enjoy it! I'm currently writing the 12th.
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“All that goes before shapes thee. Even thy habit of prayer. Magda honors that. Alisoun had little faith that her prayers were heard – God and the Blessed Mother had stood aside while she lost all her family to the pestilence. But something in the words, the ritual, comforted her. According to Magda, to pay attention to how Alisoun felt about her choices was to heed her inner wisdom, whence came her gift for healing.”
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