In this long-awaited sequel to "Mathilde and Cuthbert," historian and humorist, Susan Netteland Gerbi, follows the dynastic duo and their growing progeny into the ninth century where survival in England is as much about finding a decent wine as it is about keeping the Danes at bay. "Alex and Jade" is the story of the oldest of Mathilde and Cuthbert's grandchildren and how they deal with the wyrd (destiny or fate) imposed upon them by a duty to family and society.