The Fate of Our Sorrow

A mother’s defiance. A daughter’s awakening. A fate set in motion.

Set in Carlisle, England, in 1287, The Fate of Our Sorrows is a tender and haunting prequel to JC Wade’s Thistle and Sword series. Before rebellion and prophecy, before war tore her world apart, young Edyth De Vries lived a quiet life beneath the watchful eye of her parents.

But innocence is fragile in a world ruled by superstition. As Edyth’s uncanny gift of foresight begins to stir, she glimpses threads of tragedy she cannot yet understand. Her compassion for a stranger, her mother’s defiance of the Church, and her own hunger to know truth set in motion a chain of events that will alter the course of her life—and her family’s fate—forever.

Rich in medieval detail and emotional depth, The Fate of Our Sorrows reveals the origins of one of Wade’s most beloved heroines. It is a story of mothers and daughters, faith and fire, and the quiet courage that blooms in the shadow of sorrow.