The Vow on the Heron - Couverture rigide

Plaidy, Jean; Holt, Victoria; Carr, Philippa

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0399127089 ISBN 13 : 9780399127083

Editeur : Putnam Pub Group, 1982

Synopsis

Book by Plaidy Jean

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

Edward the Second has been barbarously murdered in Berkeley Castle on the orders of his wife, Queen Isabella, and her lover, and fifteen-year-old Edward the Third is now king. Young Edward has already met and fallen in love with Philippa of Hainault and, to prevent him enquiring into the details of his father's death, Isabella allows the marriage to take place. A son is born who goes on to become the famous Black Prince.

While some suggest that Edward has a claim on the French throne, he is reluctant to pursue it, aware of the magnitude of such an undertaking. It is only when Robert of Artois arrives, bent on starting a war with France, that the king is provoked into action. When Robert presents Edward with a dead heron and compares him tauntingly to the timid bird, Edward vows to attack France, heralding the beginning of the Hundred Years' War ...

Praise for Jean Plaidy

'I absolutely loved Jean Plaidy novels and devoured as many of them as I could get my hands on as a teenager. She was far and away my favourite writer. I can still remember the utter, visceral thrill of approaching her shelf at the local library and seeing one that I hadn't read yet' Wendy Holden

Revue de presse :

"I absolutely loved Jean Plaidy novels and devoured as many of them as I could get my hands on as a teenager. She was far and away my favourite writer. I can still remember the utter, visceral thrill of approaching her shelf at the local library and seeing one that I hadn't read yet" (Wendy Holden)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Putnam Pub Group
• Date d'édition: 1982
• ISBN 10: 0399127089
• ISBN 13: 9780399127083
• Reliure: Relié