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The Love Knot
Elizabeth Chadwick
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Description for The Love Knot
Paperback. * Whilst mediaeval England does battle against itself in the throes of civil war, a young midwife fights for her life in this hostile land. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 380.
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 old midwife Etheldreda offers to teach her the secrets ... Read more
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Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
371g
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780751538113
SKU
V9780751538113
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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 Love Knot
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 ERSKINE
The best writer of mediaeval fiction currently around
HISTORICAL NOVEL REVIEW
The author blends authentic period detail with a ... Read more
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 ERSKINE
The best writer of mediaeval fiction currently around
HISTORICAL NOVEL REVIEW
The author blends authentic period detail with a ... Read more