The Orchard Prince

The Year is 1536. Following the execution of Anne Boleyn, England is a nation held in a precarious grip. King Henry VIII has secured his legacy through erasure, but in the shadows of the English countryside, a secret remains buried—one that could set the kingdom ablaze. The Orchard of Warwickshire Ten-year-old Will Harrow lives a life defined by the rhythms of the earth and the strict, silent discipline of his guardian, Sir Thomas Vale. A former knight with a haunted past, Vale has raised Will to be invisible, teaching him that "stillness is a weapon" and observation is the key to survival. Will is a boy of "bone memory," possessing flashes of a life he cannot name—of velvet, stone, and a woman’s face—but he accepts his quiet existence until the day the peace is shattered.