The chosen queen
Courtney, Joanna2015
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As a young girl Edyth Alfgarsdottir witnessed Earl Harold standing barefoot in his handfast marriage to the beautiful Lady Svana and has yearned for her own love match ever since. Amongst England's royal court, marriages are not often chosen for love and political matches are rife while King Edward is still without an heir. When her family are exiled to the wild Welsh court, Edyth unexpectedly finds herself falling for the charismatic Griffin - first King of all of Wales. Becoming his Queen catapults Edyth onto the opposing side of a bitter feud between England and Wales. She has to grow up fast but has the support and encouragement of her closest friend, Lady Svana. Years later, Edyth is in line to take the crown of England. This time the lines of love and duty are far more blurred. As 1066 dawns, Edyth and Svana will be asked to make an even greater sacrifice, perhaps the greatest of all.
Main title:
The chosen queen / Joanna Courtney.
Author:
Courtney, Joanna, author
Publisher:
London : Macmillan, 2015.
Collation:
395 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781447281900 (hbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
903449
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