Sons of the Wolf by Paula Lofting #BookReview #HistoricalFiction @Paulalofting

 

It is 1054 and King Edward sits on the throne of England.

A forbidden love affair rekindles a dangerous ancient bloodfeud and when Lord Harold, Earl of Wessex, demands that Wulfhere, thegn of Horstede, wed his daughter to his sworn enemy, Wulfhere must find a way to save his daughter from a life of certain misery at the hands of the cruel and resentful Helghi without compromising his honour and loyalty to his lord, Harold.

A tale of Battles & Bloodfeud in the years leading up to the Norman Invasion.

My Review

Having read Book 2 of Sons of Wolf, I was delighted when I was offered a chance to read Book 1, Sons of the Wolf. With hindsight, I wish I had read this book first as I now have a clear understanding of who everyone is and what role they had to play in this story of kings, tested loyalties, love and war.

The attention to the historical detail is staggering. I really felt as if I had travelled through time and was witnessing the events first hand. It really is quite an extraordinary book. The battle scenes were exceptionally well written.

This novel is quite an emotional read, and I really did feel for Wulfhere, even though much of what has befallen him on the domestic front is of his own making. Men – they never learn!!

This novel is a wonderful retelling of the story leading up to The Battle of Hastings, and it has all the key players, such as the House of Godwin. I thought this was an excellent story from beginning to end.  

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Paula Lofting

Paula Lofting is the author of 2 volumes in the Sons of the Wolf series of which she is working on her third instalment. She has been a prolific reader all her life, inspired by authors like Rosemary Sutcliffe, Mary Stewart, and Sharon Penman. She is a psychiatric nurse by day and writes in her spare time whenever she can. Mother of three grown up children and 2 grandchildren, she lives in Sussex and is also a re-enactor of the late Dark Age period. 

As a reenactor of the period I can actually say that I have fought and died at the Battle of Hastings at least three times.

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