Independent lady. Women alone. 1419—1436

Anastasia Baidachenko, author of seven books, has been fascinated by the history of the Middle Ages and the Hundred Years' War for more than 20 years. The first novel of the Orleans Saga, The Lady with the Covered Head, was published by Folio Publishing House in 2018. Femme couverte. ”

The life of the illegitimate daughter of the Duke of Orleans Isabella was like balancing on the brink of the abyss, because she dared to be Femme sole - an independent lady in a cruel world owned by men with weapons and war for almost a hundred years between England and France. Isabella, Madame de Vandome, from an early age had to look after the interests of the family at court and carry out the queen's orders, sometimes dangerous, sometimes unworthy, sometimes against her will, to preserve the maidens' place, awareness and influence. At every step it is quite real to stumble and lose everything: reputation, place of the court lady, children, property, will and even life. In addition, the main character will have to make a difficult choice between feelings for two men, to love one of whom is forbidden by the church and society, and the other will never be accepted by her family, because he is a stranger ...