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A Tapestry of Murders (Canterbury Tales Mysteries, Book 2): Terror and intrigue in medieval England
Paul Doherty
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Description for A Tapestry of Murders (Canterbury Tales Mysteries, Book 2): Terror and intrigue in medieval England
Paperback. The Man of Law's Tale of terror and intrigue in the Canterbury Tales series Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 16. Weight in Grams: 140.
Chaucer's pilgrims, quarrelling amongst themselves, are now in open countryside enjoying the fresh spring weather as they progress slowly towards Canterbury. A motley collection of travellers, they each have their dark secrets, hidden passions and complex lives. As they shelter in a tavern from a sudden April shower they choose the Man of Law to narrate the next tale of fear and sinister dealings. In August 1358, the Dowager Queen Isabella, mother of King Edward III, the 'She Wolf of France', who betrayed and destroyed her husband because of her adulterous infatuation for Roger Mortimer, lies dying ... Read more
Chaucer's pilgrims, quarrelling amongst themselves, are now in open countryside enjoying the fresh spring weather as they progress slowly towards Canterbury. A motley collection of travellers, they each have their dark secrets, hidden passions and complex lives. As they shelter in a tavern from a sudden April shower they choose the Man of Law to narrate the next tale of fear and sinister dealings. In August 1358, the Dowager Queen Isabella, mother of King Edward III, the 'She Wolf of France', who betrayed and destroyed her husband because of her adulterous infatuation for Roger Mortimer, lies dying ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747245889
SKU
V9780747245889
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Ref
99-50
About Paul Doherty
Paul Doherty was born in Middlesbrough. He studied History at Liverpool and Oxford Universities and obtained a doctorate for his thesis on Edward II and Queen Isabella. He is now headmaster of a school in north-east London and lives with his family in Essex.
Reviews for A Tapestry of Murders (Canterbury Tales Mysteries, Book 2): Terror and intrigue in medieval England
This rich tale ... seeps authenticity and is written with wonderfully efficient style. A gem of an historical thriller
Huddersfield Daily Examiner
Historically informative, excellently plotted and, as ever, superbly entertaining
CADS 20
A romping good read
Time Out
Praise for Paul Doherty's other novels: 'I really like these medieval whodunnits
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Huddersfield Daily Examiner
Historically informative, excellently plotted and, as ever, superbly entertaining
CADS 20
A romping good read
Time Out
Praise for Paul Doherty's other novels: 'I really like these medieval whodunnits
Bookseller
... Read more