King's Enemy Samantha Shannon sailing uncomfortably close to the

sailing uncomfortably close to the wind with his new opera

But when she takes her new manuscript to a publisher

'A story that shines a spotlight into the shadows of the 19th century

'The first of my father's illusions was that bears could survive the life lived by human beings

Using a number of original narrative techniques Johnson attempts to reproduce life (and its travails) as closely as possible through fiction

King's Enemy Samantha Shannon sailing uncomfortably close to theThe Battle of Evesham has been fought and lost. The King is triumphant, Simon de Montfort is dead, and Adam de Norton is a prisoner, stripped of everything he once honoured and prized. Escaping from captivity in the grim castle of Beeston, Adam becomes a fugitive in a country in turmoil. Branded a king's enemy, he can be slain with impunity. Together with the widowed Joane de Bohun, Adam flees across a bleak winter landscape, evading both pursuing