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The Time of Singing
Elizabeth Chadwick
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Description for The Time of Singing
Paperback. Plunging into the tumultuous court of Henry II, award-winning novelist Elizabeth Chadwick brings vividly to life a tale of passion, treachery and desperation. Series: William Marshal. Num Pages: 544 pages, 1 Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 364.
A King's passion, a young man's love - and a girl's tragic choice The young Roger Bigod, heir to the powerful earldom of Norfolk, arrives at Henry II's court to prove his worth and wrestle his inheritance from the arms of his half-brothers. While there, he encounters the pretty and gentle Ida de Tosney, young mistress to the King. A victim of Henry's seduction and the mother of his son, Ida knows the fickle sparkle of her current life is beginning to fade, and sees in Roger a chance to escape her life of manipulation for security and affection. ... Read more
A King's passion, a young man's love - and a girl's tragic choice The young Roger Bigod, heir to the powerful earldom of Norfolk, arrives at Henry II's court to prove his worth and wrestle his inheritance from the arms of his half-brothers. While there, he encounters the pretty and gentle Ida de Tosney, young mistress to the King. A victim of Henry's seduction and the mother of his son, Ida knows the fickle sparkle of her current life is beginning to fade, and sees in Roger a chance to escape her life of manipulation for security and affection. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
William Marshal
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780751551846
SKU
V9780751551846
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About Elizabeth Chadwick
Much of Elizabeth Chadwick's research is carried out as a member of Regia Anglorum, an early mediaeval re-enactment society with emphasis on accurately re-creating the past. She also tutors in the skill of writing historial and romantic fiction. She won a Betty Trask Award for The Wild Hunt and has been shortlisted for the RNA Awards four times.
Reviews for The Time of Singing
In such talented hands, the medieval world becomes a living, breathing place, the crucible for events that eventually shaped our own world Good Book Guide