Author:
Paul W. Feenstra is a historical fiction novelist. Meticulously researched and detailed, his character driven novels create a dramatic window into our chronicled and complex past. Born in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1959, to Dutch immigrants, Paul still commutes to Los Angeles, California, where he worked as a multiple ‘Emmy’ nominated entertainment industry professional.

Created in a similar style as acclaimed authors Bernard Cornwell and Ken Follett, ‘Falls Ende – Primus’ is a fast-paced, emotional novel that will leave you breathless. 

The small picturesque hamlet of Mellester in Devonshire, England, is home to herdsman, Godwin Read and his son, Odo. When the aging knight, Sir William Ainsley, Lord of Mellester Manor goes on a hunt for wild boar, the inexplicable happens, and Godwin makes a decision that will ultimately impact their lives and Mellester Manor for ever. 

Set during the tumultuous reign of King Henry II, in feudal England, the quiet and peace of Mellester Manor is shaken by the unexpected. For Odo, there is more at stake than just his dignity and pride because they’ve already been taken, all he has left is his life. Will Falls Ende see his downfall and disgrace and how far will one man go to protect what’s closest to his heart?

Falls Ende is more than a simple story, it’s a saga of survival against all the odds.

Falls Ende

"Yer Grace, ye have an unannounced caller," informed the young priest at the door.


The bishop twisted to face the priest. "Who is it?" he grumbled testily.


"Ah, Yer Grace, it is Mellester Manor's reeve, Petrus Bodkin."


"Yer Grace, I have informed him of this, but he insists that he speak with ye."


"I have no time fer rabble, see him away!"


"As ye wish, Yer Grace." With delicacy and sensitive to the bishop's temperment, lest he be offended, the priest shut the heavy door with nary a sound.


Bishop Immers turned back to the cleric who thought he'd been reprieved from a further haranguing. "How is it possible for the Church to administer to the parishes if we are ill-kept, hungry, in rags and slatternly? It is God's desire to see the Church preside over-"


Chapter 96