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William Marshal, Fiction, Historical fiction
Plunging into the tumultuous court of Henry II, award-winning novelist Elizabeth Chadwick brings vividly to life a tale of passion, treachery and desperation.
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.
They begin a careful courtship, but the King's anger soon catches them up. Forced into a corner, Ida's decision will carry an agonising price.
Based on a never-before-told true story, critically acclaimed author Elizabeth Chadwick brings the twelfth-century world blazing to life.
Praise for The Time Of Singing
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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
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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
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.
Keep in touch with Elizabeth via her website, her blogs or on social media.
www.elizabethchadwick.com
twitter: @chadwickauthor
facebook: ElizabethChadwick
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