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  • Bibliography:
    9 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 2013
  • Latest Book:
    May 2023
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Full Series List in Order

Daughters of Hastings

1 - The Handfasted Wife (May-2013)
2 - The Swan-Daughter (Aug-2015)
3 - The Betrothed Sister (Sep-2015)

Book List in Order: 9 titles



  • Passages of life experiences from womb to tomb seen through the eyes of Deacon Dan McGrath...(deacon and Pastoal Administrator of Holy Spirit Catholic Community) and his wife...Carol. Shared from the pews.(No kneeling required). Smiles and tears and ...



  • ‘Moving, and vastly informative, a real page turner of a historical novel.’ - Fay Weldon. The Handfasted Wife is the story of the Norman Conquest from the perspective of Edith (Elditha) Swanneck, Harold’s common-law wife. She is set aside fo...



  • The Swan Daughter is a true 11th C tale of elopement and a love triangle by best-selling author of The Handfasted Wife, Carol McGrath. A marriage made in Heaven or Hell. 1075 and Dowager Queen Edith has died. Gunnhild longs to leave Wilton Ab...



  • 'The Betrothed Sister is like one of its own rich embroideries, cut from the cloth of history and stitched with strange and passionate lives' EMMA DARWINThe final instalment in Carol McGrath's captivating The Daughters of Hastings trilogy!'This is a ...



  • Did you love WOLF HALL, BRING UP THE BODIES and THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT? If so, you'll be gripped by MISTRESS CROMWELL: discover the powerful story of the woman in the shadows . . .Reader acclaim for Mistress Cromwell'A delicious frisson of danger s...



  • The powerful, evocative new novel by the critically acclaimed author of The Handfasted Wife, The Woman in the Shadows presents the rise of Thomas Cromwell, Tudor England's most powerful statesman, through the eyes of his wife Elizabeth. When beautifu...



  • 'You lay hands on a princess of the realm? It is treason.''But this princess disobeys her King. Treason indeed.'A beloved wife. A hated queen. A journey to her destiny . . . If you love JOANNA COURTNEY, ELIZABETH CHADWICK and PHILIPPA GREGORY, you'll...



  • They called her the She-Wolf From Provence. She'd shape the destiny of England ...Fans of Alison Weir, Anne O'Brien and Philippa Gregory, will devour this compelling new novel, starring one of English history's most fierce and courageous forgotten he...



  • 'A superb book, illuminating a fascinating and turbulent era. It is the figure of Matilda who rightly commanded the stage in all her power and complexity' Nicola Cornick'Packed with romance, real history, a cast of superbly imagined characters . . . ...





Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Carol McGrath has published 9 books.

Carol McGrath does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Stolen Crown, was published in May 2023.

The first book by Carol McGrath, P-EWE Talk, was published in February 2013.

Yes. Carol McGrath has 1 series.