Elske
Two Women Elske -- a girl with no future, until her grandmother's sacrifice saves her from certain death Beriel -- an imperious princess, determined to claim the kingdom that is her birthright Fate brings them together, both exiles, one servant to the other. To Beriel, the mistress, Elske...
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Two Women Elske -- a girl with no future, until her grandmother's sacrifice saves her from certain death Beriel -- an imperious princess, determined to claim the kingdom that is her birthright Fate brings them together, both exiles, one servant to the other. To Beriel, the mistress, Elske offers steadfast loyalty and courage -- hard to come by in her dangerous quest to regain the throne she has been denied by treachery. To Elske, the handmaiden, Beriel's proud example provides a perhaps even more precious gift -- the strength to find her true self.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780689864384 (0689864388)
Publish date: October 1st 2003
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Pages no: 312
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Teen,
Literature,
Juvenile,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
20th Century,
Young Adult Fantasy
Series: Kingdom (#4)
I read Elske a long long while back, and through the years, though I had forgotten the name, author and such, I never forgot how the plot of this story, and how wonderful it was reading it. I finally rediscovered this book after exhausting various search engines, joining dodgy websites, and asking a...
Like my Voigt favorite "On Fortune's Wheel", "Elske" has tuned out to be a completely engrossing fantasy story, set in the same cruel and barbaric world, but anchored some generations later. I liked "On Fortune's Wheel" a little better, maybe because there was a little more romance sprinkled in - al...
This book totally caught me off guard and I found myself really enjoying it.
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