The Summer Queen by Elizabeth Chadwick - ISBN: 9780751548303
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Eleanor of Aquitaine: A queen’s rise amidst scandal, politics, and passion.

The Summer Queen

A loving mother. A betrayed wife. A queen beyond compare.

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  • Paperback

    512 pages

  • Release Date

    8 July 2014

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Summary

‘An author who makes history come gloriously alive’ - The Times

‘Meticulous research and strong storytelling’ - Woman & Home

‘A sumptuous ride’ - Toby Clements, Daily Telegraph

Eleanor of Aquitaine

A loving mother. A betrayed wife. A queen beyond compare.

Eleanor of Aquitaine’s story is legendary. She is an icon who has fascinated readers for over eight hundred years. But the real Eleano…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780751548303
ISBN-10:0751548308
Author:Elizabeth Chadwick
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Sphere
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:512
Release Date:8 July 2014
Weight:340g
Dimensions:196mm x 126mm x 34mm
Series:Eleanor of Aquitaine trilogy
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Critics Review

Meticulous research and strong storytelling. The first in a trilogy about the passions and scandals in the 12th-century French court - Woman & Home

You are in for a sumptuous ride - Daily Telegraph

Uses authentic period detail to bring to life a new queen and the drama and intrigue surrounding her - France magazine

Enjoyable and sensuous - Daily Mail

Leaves the reader longing for part two - Good Book Guide

About The Author

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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