The Lady Brewer of London

An unforgettable historical tale

set in fifteenth-century England of a brilliant woman’s defiance, courage, and

ingenuity—from the author of The

Locksmith’s Daughter and The

Chocolate Maker’s Wife. 

1405: The daughter of a wealthy merchant, Anneke Sheldrake suddenly finds

her family bankrupted when her father’s ship is swept away at sea. Forced to

find a way to provide for herself and her siblings, Anneke rejects an offer of

marriage from a despised cousin and instead turns to her late mother’s family

business: brewing ale. 

Armed

with her mother’s recipes, she then makes a bold deal with her father’s

aristocratic employer, putting her home and family at risk. Thanks to her

fierce determination, Anneke’s brew wins a following and begins to turn a

profit. But her rise threatens some in her community and those closest to her

are left to pay the price.

As Anneke slowly pieces her life together again,

she finds an unlikely ally in a London brothel owner. Determined not only to

reclaim her livelihood and her family, Anneke vows not to let anyone stand in

the way of her forging her own destiny.