To Be Queen: A Novel of the Early Life of Eleanor of Aquitaine
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781101479124 (1101479124)
Publish date: April 5th 2011
Publisher: Not Avail
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
When Eleanor of Aquitaine was young, she was raised to be her father’s heir to be Duchess of Aquitaine. Soon after her father’s death, Eleanor is wed to Dauphin Louis of France and the young pair has mutual affection for each other from the start. Louis was meant for the church but his elder brother...
I really enjoyed this story. It was the first EofA book I have ever read so that was a nice treat. The book flowed really well and read very quick because it kept my interest. I found myself forcing myself to read only my daily allotment to keep on track with my other books.
Once again, Christy English dons the mantle of one of history's most fascinating women for this enthralling biographical novel. That Ms. English knows her subject on a very intimate level is evident from the very start, and this same feeling of intimacy captivates the reader from the first page. As ...