The Love Knot
$37.80
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
26 April 2006
Summary
The year is 1140 and England is torn by the strife of civil war. Oliver Pascal chances upon a village raided by mercenaries and rescues the survivors: an orphaned boy, who is the illegitimate son of the old king, and his mother’s maid, a young widow named Catrin. After escorting them to Bristol Castle, they are accepted into the household of Robert of Gloucester and while Catrin finds herself falling in love with Oliver she suffers a deep boredom at the frivolity of court life. Thus when the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780751538113 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0751538116 |
| Author: | Elizabeth Chadwick |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Sphere |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 26 April 2006 |
| Weight: | 385g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 126mm x 32mm |
| Series: | Tom Thorne Novels |
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The best writer of mediaeval fiction currently around
An author who makes history come gloriously alive - THE TIMES
One of Elizabeth Chadwick’s strengths is her stunning grasp of historical detail…Her characters are beguiling and the story is intriguing and very enjoyable - BARBARA ERSKINEThe best writer of mediaeval fiction currently around - HISTORICAL NOVEL REVIEWThe author blends authentic period detail with a modern convention for emotional drama - MAIL ON SUNDAYAbout The Author
Elizabeth Chadwick
Elizabeth Chadwick is a New York Times bestselling author who has written over 20 historical novels sold in 18 languages worldwide. Her first novel, The Wild Hunt, won a Betty Trask Award, and The Scarlet Lion was nominated by Richard Lee, founder of the Historical Novel Society, as one of the top ten historical novels of the last decade. Elizabeth’s nineteenth novel, To Defy a King, won the RNA Historical Novel Prize in 2011. Much of her research is carried out as a member of Regia Anglorum, an early medieval re-enactment society with the emphasis on accurately recreating the past. She lives in Nottingham.
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