The Lonely Road

How far will a mother go to protect her children in a world where men - and zealots - have all the power? And how will she live with the decisions she is forced to take? In Francine de la Tour, a refugee from 17th-century France, Sf Formi has created a heroine for our times.V B Grey - author of 'Tell me how it ends' and 'Sisterhood'It is 1685. France is in turmoil as a result of the endless wars and conflicts. Though the Wars of Religion are over, the Huguenot community still faces persecution from the French state that regards them as heretics. Huguenots must recant or risk their children being taken away, the women locked up, the men sent to sea as galley slaves.This is Francine's story. She comes from an aristocratic background but she must leave all that behind and attempt a perilous and illegal journey across France to a port where she might bribe a captain to take the family to safety. But the path holds many pitfalls. The risk of discovery is high and there are other dangers and threats to overcome. Francine must protect her children at all costs, but ultimately this leads to a crisis of conscience.