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The Ruby Ring - Softcover

Book 1 of 3: Reformation - A Family Divided

Rees, Karen

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Synopsis

2014 National Indie Excellence Award Finalist. THE BATTLE BEGINS The year is 1524. William Tyndale makes the fateful decision to produce an English Testament without Church permission. He knows that a vernacular scripture will free the common people from spiritual domination by a corrupt and ignorant Church. If Tyndale is caught, he'll die at the stake. So will anyone found assisting him. Owen Alton, a London grocer's heir, catches Tyndale's vision. But if he helps Tyndale, he'll be disinherited and lose Jane Horne, the minor-knight's stepdaughter he loves. Jane has defied her family in her desire to wed Owen. If he now should leave her for Tyndale.... As if she didn't have enough troubles, Jane discovers the shocking secret behind her mother's ruby ring.

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About the Author

Karen Rees and her second-generation missionary husband, Benjamin, have served in Hong Kong since 1975. Besides her involvement in the mission work, Karen loves history, quilting and writing. They have two children, Matthew and Megan, and one granddaughter, Hadessah.

Review

“Karen Rees grabbed my imagination from page one and did not let me return to the 21st century until I had finished the last paragraph! ....a significant, historical tale with the acute detail of an eyewitness....”

Julie Gariss, preacher's wife and well-known speaker

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