Antony Smith

Spanning four generations and an infinite range of human emotions, When We Were Young is the story of the Mitchell family beginning in England at the outbreak of World War II, chronicling the triumphs and tragedies of those tumultuous times. But, most of all, it is the story of Jim Mitchell, a young ambitious English boy hardened by his wartime experience. Eager to grasp life's opportunities, he embarks on an adventure peopled by a rich cast of characters,...

In 14th century Britain a girl is accused of being a witch and causing the plague that has ravaged her village, taking the lives of many, including her own father. When it's revealed that she has been hiding her mother's infection, she is forced to watch The Cleanser, an ominous masked figure, brutally kill her mother and subject her to five torturous trials in order to prove she is practicing witchcraft.

Inspired by true events. Cast into a violent and bloody world of murder, Hereward, a novice monk, must deliver the Holy Gospel of Lindisfarne – a book of great beauty and power – to the safety of the Iona monastery, while being pursued by a Viking death squad hell-bent on its capture. On his way to the monastery, he meets a fierce and skilled swordsman who answers his prayers and dedicates his life to protecting Hereward while he delivers the...