December, AD 902. King 'thelwold of East Anglia falls in battle, leaving behind a kingdom-and a daughter.Elinor is crowned queen in a world where women rule only by extraordinary strength or divine destiny. Bound by duty and driven by a longing for peace, she weds a Danish chieftain in a bold bid to unite two warring peoples.But unity comes at a cost. Elinor suffers loss upon loss-of children, of love, of the simplicity of youth. After bonding with 'thelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, Elinor must confront Viking raiders, broker peace, and build a new foundation for a fractured land.A sweeping historical adventure, THE LAST HEIR OF EAST ANGLIA is a story of friendship and the power of one woman to reshape a kingdom. John Broughton was born in Cleethorpes Lincolnshire UK in 1948: just one of the post-war baby boom. After attending grammar school and studying to the sound of Bob Dylan, he went to Nottingham University and studied Medieval and Modern History.He decided to take up writing again late in his career. The fruit of that decision was his first historical novel, Die for a Dove, an archaeological thriller, followed by The Purple Thread and Wyrd of the Wolf. Both are set in his favourite Anglo-Saxon period.
