- Title:
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The Young Lion
- Series:
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Birth of the Plantagenets #1
- Written by:
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Blanche d'Alpuget
- Read by:
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Colin Morgan
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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13
- Duration:
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14 hours 51 minutes
- Published:
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December 01 2019
- Available Date:
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December 01 2019
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9780655623564
- Genres:
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Fiction; Australian Fiction; Historical Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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Format
Price
Bolinda price
The first book in the Birth of the Plantagenets series is sumptuous, rich historical fiction.
Queen Eleanor of France, said to be the most beautiful woman in Europe, has not been able to give birth to an heir. A strategic liaison with Geoffrey the Handsome, the virile and charming Duke of Normandy, could remedy that – or lead to her downfall and Geoffrey's death.
What begins with cool calculation becomes a passionate affair. Despite his love for Eleanor, however, Geoffrey has larger plans: to help his warrior son, Henry, seize the English throne.
When Henry saves his father from discovery and execution by the French, he falls foul of Eleanor – and madly in love with her Byzantine maid. Should he become King of England, however, this dazzling woman will never be acceptable as his queen.
These intertwined relationships – heated, forbidden and perilous – are the heart of a vivid story of ambition, vengeance and political intrigue set in the glorious flowering of troubadour culture, mysticism and learning that is 12th-century France.
‘Blanche d’Alpuget … has a remarkable ear for the passions and cravings of her characters. Her narrative is so fresh and energetic you will swear she’s bringing us a first-hand account.’
Stephanie Dowrick
‘This is exuberant story-telling history, full of sex, passion and politics.’
Geraldine Doogue