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The Marsh King´s Daughter
Elizabeth Chadwick
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Description for The Marsh King´s Daughter
Paperback. * England in the closing days of the reign of King John is brought vividly to life by one of our finest historical novelists. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 292.
Despite having signed the Magna Carta and made promises to mend his ways, there is still great dissatisfaction with King John's rule.
Among the rebellious nobles is young Nicholas de Caen. While fighting John's troops, he is captured, but during the trip back to be questioned, the treacherous marshes cause trouble and Nicholas and King John's treasure are both lost. Nicholas is injured and ends up at a nunnery where he is nursed by Miriel of Wisbech.
News of the lost treasure comes to them and the nuns realise the young man they are looking ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
290g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780751539400
SKU
V9780751539400
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About 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 ... Read more
Reviews for The Marsh King´s Daughter
The best writer of medieval fiction currently around
HISTORICAL NOVEL REVIEW
One of Elizabeth Chadwick's strengths is a stunning grasp of historical detail. Her characters are beguiling and the story is intriguing and very enjoyable
Barbara Erskine
Chadwick is a prize-winning novelist who does not romanticize what was often a dangerous and brutal time...Intelligent, enjoyable and ... Read more
HISTORICAL NOVEL REVIEW
One of Elizabeth Chadwick's strengths is a stunning grasp of historical detail. Her characters are beguiling and the story is intriguing and very enjoyable
Barbara Erskine
Chadwick is a prize-winning novelist who does not romanticize what was often a dangerous and brutal time...Intelligent, enjoyable and ... Read more