{"product_id":"murder-and-redemption-from-hereford-to-crowland-the-tragic-story-of-ethelbert-and-his-bride-to-be-alfrida-9781807250591","title":"Murder and Redemption from Hereford to Crowland: The tragic story of Ethelbert and his bride-to-be, Alfrida","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn intimate work of historical fiction set in the shadowed world of eighth-century Mercia, where royal daughters are valuable pieces in a dangerous game of power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlfrida, the youngest daughter of King Offa of Mercia, has grown up amid palaces, prayer, politics and uneasy family loyalties. When she is promised to Ethelbert of East Anglia, the match appears to offer security, status and a place of her own. But in a court ruled by ambition and fear, even a royal betrothal can become a trap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in Alfrida's own imagined voice, \u003cem\u003eMurder and Redemption from Hereford to Crowland\u003c\/em\u003e gives life to a woman who stands at the edge of recorded history. Drawing on the few known facts and richly imagined detail, Liz Russell follows Alfrida from the world of Mercian power towards the quieter, harder landscape of faith, memory and survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis brief, reflective story blends Anglo-Saxon history with human feeling. It explores the cost of dynastic ambition, the loneliness of women used for alliance, and the strength found in retreat, service and spiritual purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers interested in historical fiction, early medieval England, King Offa, Hereford, Crowland Abbey and women whose stories have been left in the margins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge Book Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781807250591\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.10d","brand":"Liz Russell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52715617353909,"sku":"9781807250591","price":11.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/murder-and-redemption-from-hereford-to-crowland-the-tragic-story-of-ethelbert-and-his-bride-to-be-alfrida-9781807250591","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}