Blackbirds Sing av Aiki Flinthart

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<p><em>Four-and-twenty extraordinary women; one chance to save a kingdom.</em> </p><p>What would you sacrifice to save your family, your loved ones, yourself?</p><p>In September 1486, the reign of King Henry VII of England is again threatened by York loyalists. The only thing standing in the way is a four-hundred-year-old <em>sidhe</em> who just wants to be left alone, and a group of London women with a lot to lose if England is plunged back into war.</p><p>But, in 1486, women have no power. Only the ability to make difficult choices and sometimes-heartbreaking sacrifices.</p><p>Become immersed in the fascinating, perilous lives of these women, as told through the medium of 25 interwoven short stories. A prostitute selling her daughter’s virginity to pay her debts; a nun returning to the world after 30 years; laundress whose son is murdered; a lady’s maid hiding her Jewish culture; a blind musician running from a forced marriage; and more.</p><p>Each story is