Susan Frances

England 1330: On a remote Devonshire estate. Young and innocent Joan de Chiddleigh is struggling with her new status as Lady of the Manor. Lonely and neglected by her ambitious husband, Sir John, she strikes up a forbidden friendship with a kitchen maid called Annie. However, Annie is hiding a te...

Devonshire, England 1348: the plague is sweeping the land. Young Lord Thomas de Chiddleigh is sent home from school, to discover that the plague has reached his estate, forcing him to take on the role of Lord of the Manor. Desperate to avoid the plague and save the few surviving people, Thoma...