The Wistful and the Good - Couverture souple

Baker, G. M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1778066305 ISBN 13 : 9781778066306

Editeur : Stories All the Way Down, 2022

Synopsis

Before the Vikings set foot on English soil, the Northern kingdom of Northumbria knew a golden age, an age of artists and poets, of scholars and saints. Elswyth of Twyford was the golden child of that golden age, blessed with beauty, charm, and a gift for entertaining and peace-making in the halls of great lords. Though her father’s name has never been heard in the counsel of kings, Elswyth is promised to an Ealdorman's son and will one day host kings at her table. But in the year of grace 793, the peace of Northumbria is shattered by the vicious Viking raid on its greatest jewel, the rich monastery of Lindisfarne. People ask if God himself has abandoned them, and great lords thirst for any chance to spill Norse blood. And Elswyth finds herself caught between old friends suddenly cast in the image of devils incarnate, and the lust for vengeance of the man she is to marry. One false step could lead to the loss of the promised marriage and the death or enslavement of people she loves, both English and Norse.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

G. M. (Mark) Baker lives in Nova Scotia with his wife, no dogs, no horses, and no chickens. He believes that stories have a fundamental biological purpose, which is to make us wise and brave. He writes about kind abbesses and melancholy kings, about elf maidens and ship wreckers and shy falconers, about great beauties and their plain sisters, about sinners and saints and ordinary eccentrics. In his newsletter, Stories All the Way Down, he discusses history, literature, and the nature of story.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Stories All the Way Down
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1778066305
• ISBN 13: 9781778066306
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 348
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Printed by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg