• Notify all social media platforms about the launch date for the republication of A Tale of Two Maidens (Twitter, Facebook Author Page, Main Facebook personal page, Amazon Author Page, Goodreads Author Page.• Notify (through email or messaging) regarding launch date all main contact groups (Emory Alumni Association (could sell books at the 2023 Decatur Book Festival depending on the date), Saint Pius the X Alumni Association (and class of 1971 contact list), The Howard School social media platforms (such as the Facebook page), Leisure World website, personal Howard School friends, college friends group, personal friends, Knollwood Terrace Group, Leafmore Google group, Dekalb County Public Library, Georgia Center for the Book, The History Quill (for ARC?), fellow writers such as David Derricot, Melissa Faye Green, Kathryn, Terry, Liza, Greg (writers’ group).• Notify Barnes and Noble Emory Village, Tall Tale Books, Eagle Eye Books, Little Shop of Books, Acapella Books, Charis Books, Boulder Bookstore (Kathy and Mary Pat), bookstore in Tallahassee (Nada and Vicki), bookstore in Baltimore (where Holly performed), Tamar bookstore in Maryland. Propose signing/readings and/or presentation events.• Contact NCTE (Alisha) to sell books there and/or present the book again at the convention in November, 2023• Contact book groups that have read my book (Dawn Chewning’s, Martha Hartzell’s, and Rhonda Fox’s), as well as Leisure World Book Clubs and Writers' groups. Ask member to consider spreading the word to friends in other book groups. Contact Greg Chagnon and Liza Nelson about how to connect with other book groups in Atlanta to present my book and attend the meeting as guest/author. Contact national book groups to get insights on this avenue for sales and to set up virtual book groups.• Pair A Tale of Two Maidens with Between Pit and Pedestal as complementary books for high school and college English, World History, and Education classes. Network with Alisha White about this process. Contact local private schools, such as Georgia State, Agnes Scott University, Oglethorpe University, Saint Pius the X, Paideia, Marist, Westminster, Woodward, Pace, etc. about using both or one of the books in the classroom.
Felise's debtor father has disappeared on a merchant journey; her guardian is plotting to marry her to a stranger; and the Hundred Years' War rages all around her. She fears that France will soon be held captive, just as she is-but when Joan of Arc blazes into history and Felise's life, everything changes.
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• Notify all social media platforms about the launch date for the republication of A Tale of Two Maidens (Twitter, Facebook Author Page, Main Facebook personal page, Amazon Author Page, Goodreads Author Page.• Notify (through email or messaging) regarding launch date all main contact groups (Emory Alumni Association (could sell books at the 2023 Decatur Book Festival depending on the date), Saint Pius the X Alumni Association (and class of 1971 contact list), The Howard School social media platforms (such as the Facebook page), Leisure World website, personal Howard School friends, college friends group, personal friends, Knollwood Terrace Group, Leafmore Google group, Dekalb County Public Library, Georgia Center for the Book, The History Quill (for ARC?), fellow writers such as David Derricot, Melissa Faye Green, Kathryn, Terry, Liza, Greg (writers’ group).• Notify Barnes and Noble Emory Village, Tall Tale Books, Eagle Eye Books, Little Shop of Books, Acapella Books, Charis Books, Boulder Bookstore (Kathy and Mary Pat), bookstore in Tallahassee (Nada and Vicki), bookstore in Baltimore (where Holly performed), Tamar bookstore in Maryland. Propose signing/readings and/or presentation events.• Contact NCTE (Alisha) to sell books there and/or present the book again at the convention in November, 2023• Contact book groups that have read my book (Dawn Chewning’s, Martha Hartzell’s, and Rhonda Fox’s), as well as Leisure World Book Clubs and Writers' groups. Ask member to consider spreading the word to friends in other book groups. Contact Greg Chagnon and Liza Nelson about how to connect with other book groups in Atlanta to present my book and attend the meeting as guest/author. Contact national book groups to get insights on this avenue for sales and to set up virtual book groups.• Pair A Tale of Two Maidens with Between Pit and Pedestal as complementary books for high school and college English, World History, and Education classes. Network with Alisha White about this process. Contact local private schools, such as Georgia State, Agnes Scott University, Oglethorpe University, Saint Pius the X, Paideia, Marist, Westminster, Woodward, Pace, etc. about using both or one of the books in the classroom.
Felise's debtor father has disappeared on a merchant journey; her guardian is plotting to marry her to a stranger; and the Hundred Years' War rages all around her. She fears that France will soon be held captive, just as she is-but when Joan of Arc blazes into history and Felise's life, everything changes.
Description
Fifteen-year-old Felise, an apprentice scribe in medieval France, is in a desperate situation. She yearns to find a way to become a writer and a book shop owner, but in order to achieve her dreams she must first escape from her cruel guardian, who is plotting an arranged marriage for her.
As the Hundred Years' War rages all around Felise, Joan of Arc blazes into history, claiming God-given powers to set France free from English control. Her courage inspires Felise to run away, but every day of the journey that follows draws the young scribe further into the underbelly of a world she has never known-a world of burning villages and terrified peasants left behind in the path of war. She soon encounters a young man from home who begins to pursue her, and she is drawn to him despite her quest for freedom and distrust of men. But following after the army, she meets Joan face to face, and finds herself torn between her heroine's single-minded sense of purpose and her own desire for love and personal fulfillment.
A Tale of Two Maidens brings to life the story of an ordinary medieval girl on an extraordinary adventure-one that will require her to dig within herself to claim her own true, independent, and heroic destiny.
Critic Reviews
“. . . Echols’ historical details are seamlessly worked into the narrative, and the pace carries the reader along . . .”
— Kristen McDermott, Historical Novel Society review
“Heroism in the Middle Ages was not confined to men in armor—but of course, the acts of ordinary people, particularly women, were rarely recorded. A Tale of Two Maidens helps to balance the scales. What makes this book exceptional is the fine detail and research of the Hundred Years’ War that Echols incorporates in her portrayal of everyday life. This skillful blend of fact and fiction sheds welcome light on those from all social ranks who rise to meet the trials of war and conquest.”
—David Darracott, author of Internal Security and Wasted
“Echols’ novel is impeccably researched and absolutely riveting. To read A Tale of Two Maidens is to be completely transported to another time and place.”
—Rebecca Kanner, author of Sinners and the Sea and Esther
“I love it when a writer brings both scholarship and imagination to a work of historical fiction. Anne Echols uses her vast knowledge of the Middle Ages to forge a tale of a girl who crosses paths with Joan of Arc. Visions and everyday details spring to life and one can hear, taste, and smell the world of medieval France. Follow Felise as she makes her own dark way in the shadow of a martyr. An engrossing read!”
—Duncan W. Alderson, author of the Harper’s Bazaar must-read Magnolia City
About the Author
Anne Echols is the coauthor (with Marty Williams) of two nonfiction books, Between Pit and Pedestal: Women in the Middle Ages and An Annotated Index of Medieval Women. Her research for those projects inspired her to go beyond historical facts and imagine the fictional stories of ordinary women from the Middle Ages. After earning a BA and master’s degree from Emory University in Atlanta, Anne enjoyed a long career of teaching English to high school students with language learning disabilities. Her husband, Russ, and she have two adult children. Recently retired, she is grateful for the opportunity to divide her time between Silver Spring, Maryland, where her grandchildren live, and Atlanta, Georgia.
Fifteen-year-old Felise, an apprentice scribe in medieval France, is in a desperate situation. She yearns to find a way to become a writer and a book shop owner, but in order to achieve her dreams she must first escape from her cruel guardian, who is plotting an arranged marriage for her. As the Hundred Years' War rages all around Felise, Joan of Arc blazes into history, claiming God-given powers to set France free from English control. Her courage inspires Felise to run away, but every day of the journey that follows draws the young scribe further into the underbelly of a world she has never known--a world of burning villages and terrified peasants left behind in the path of war. She soon encounters a young man from home who begins to pursue her, and she is drawn to him despite her quest for freedom and distrust of men. But following after the army, she meets Joan face to face, and finds herself torn between her heroine's single-minded sense of purpose and her own desire for love and personal fulfillment. A Tale of Two Maidens brings to life the story of an ordinary medieval girl on an extraordinary adventure--one that will require her to dig within herself to claim her own true, independent, and heroic destiny.
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