The Scarlet Lion
$36.27
- Paperback
608 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2007
Summary
William Marshal’s prowess and loyalty as a knight in the English royal household has been rewarded by marriage to Isabelle de Clare, heiress to great estates in England, Normandy and Ireland.
But their contentment and security is shattered when King Richard dies and is succeeded by his brother John, who takes the Marshals’ sons hostage and seizes their lands. Now William must face the conflict between remaining loyal or rebelling against these injustices - and the struggle threatens t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780751536591 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0751536598 |
| Author: | Elizabeth Chadwick |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Sphere |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 608 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2007 |
| Weight: | 416g |
| Dimensions: | 39mm x 129mm x 196mm |
| Series: | William Marshal |
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Critics Review
‘The best writer of mediaeval fiction currently around’ -HISTORICAL NOVEL REVIEW’Elizabeth Chadwick knows exactly how to write convincing andcompelling historical fiction’ - Marina Oliver
Chadwick proves again why she is considered the best author of medieval fiction writing today [Lancashire Evening Post]
Spellbinding … Based on real characters and extensive research, Chadwick’s imaginative tale will keep readers captive till the final page [Publishers Weekly]Picking up an Elizabeth Chadwick novel you know you are in for a sumptuous ride. Beautifully strong characters and real feel for time and place [Daily Telegraph]An extraordinary, wonderful, true story … I really felt that I had walked with William Marshal, and that my own life was enriched [Richard Lee, Founder and Publisher of The Historical Novel Society]Required reading [New York Post]Elizabeth Chadwick
New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Chadwick lives in a cottage in the Vale of Belvoir in Nottinghamshire with her husband and their four dogs. Her first novel, The Wild Hunt, won a Betty Trask Award, To Defy a King won the Romantic Novelist Association’s Historical Novel Prize, 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. She often lectures at conferences and historical venues, has been consulted for television documentaries, and is a member of the Royal Historical Society.
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