The Cup of Ghosts | Paul Doherty
By 1322, Mathilde of Westminster was considered the finest physician in London. But during her years as lady-in-waiting to Princess Isabella, who married Edward II, she was drawn into the murky politics of the English court, where sudden death was part of the tapestry of life. Many years later, when the glory has gone and all that remains are bittersweet memories, Mathilde looks back and chronicles her turbulent life...
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