The house of the wizard

"The House of the Wizard" by Mary Imlay Taylor is a historical novel that takes place in the time of King Henry VIII, focusing on the Carew family in Devon. The story follows Mistress Betty Carew as she deals with the difficulties of court life while surrounded by political plots and personal problems. The book touches on themes of loyalty and deceit, also highlighting the hard lives of women in that time. The story begins with the wealthy Carew family, and an accident that leads to an orphaned cousin named Betty coming to live with them. Betty shows herself to be beautiful and strong, and her story involves the royal court and a mysterious wizard as she learns to make sacrifices in the middle of royal schemes.