Vancouver, British Columbia Aug 4, 2026 (Issuewire.com) - Now available on YouTube, the trailer introduces viewers to Mary, a twelve-year-old girl struggling to keep her family’s farm alive, and the wounded knight whose unexpected arrival changes the course of her life. Set in the war-torn countryside of the twelfth century, the novel opens on the outskirts of Darwick, where Mary and her younger brother Matthew are left to maintain their family’s farm while their father is away at war. The land, once bountiful with crops, dairy, and livestock, has been depleted due to their father’s long absence. As the family’s responsibilities increasingly fall to her, Mary meets them with quiet determination, working the land each day with a resilience that will soon be tested in unexpected ways.
The test begins when a warhorse arrives at their farm, bearing a knight who is unconscious and severely injured. Mary and Matthew brought the stranger into their home and cared for him until he regained his strength. When Sir Edward finally speaks, he reveals that he carries information that could alter the course of the war—placing Mary’s family in danger by offering him refuge.
What follows becomes the emotional center of the novel. As Sir Edward recovers, he begins sharing lessons that extend beyond survival and duty, encouraging Mary to recognize strengths within herself that reach far beyond the boundaries of farm life. But the safety of their household proves fragile, and when danger arrives at their doorstep, Mary must rely on courage rather than certainty.
The consequences of those events continued long after the war ended. Although peace eventually returns, Mary carries forward the lessons she learned during those uncertain days, discovering that courage is not always found in grand acts of heroism but often in quiet choices made for others.
Monti’s narrative moves with the lean economy of an oral tale, anchoring its historical backdrop in vivid, tangible details—a bowl of grits and a single egg, a traveling pie pressed into a departing knight’s hands, and the steady rhythm of work on a struggling farm. The result is a medieval adventure that never loses sight of its emotional core: courage found not on the battlefield, but in ordinary people who refuse to turn away from hardship.
Suitable for readers of all ages, Mary and Sir Edward pairs the texture of historical fiction with the warmth and clarity of a story meant to be shared across generations.
The newly released trailer brings this world to life through cinematic imagery of Mary’s farm, Sir Edward’s arrival, and the quiet heroism at the center of the story, offering viewers a visual introduction to the novel’s atmosphere and emotional stakes.
The official book trailer for Mary and Sir Edward is now streaming on YouTube. The book is available through Amazon and other major digital bookstores.
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