
The Summer Queen
Eleanor of Aquitaine Trilogy, Book 1
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Elizabeth Chadwick
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Eleanor of Aquitaine.
A loving mother. A betrayed wife. A queen beyond compare.
Eleanor of Aquitaine's story is legendary. She is an icon who has fascinated readers for over 800 years. But the real Eleanor remains elusive - until now. Based on the most up-to-date research, best-selling novelist Elizabeth Chadwick brings Eleanor's magnificent story to life, as never before.
Young, vibrant, privileged, Eleanor's future is golden as the heiress to wealthy Aquitaine. But when her beloved father dies suddenly in the summer of 1137, her childhood ends abruptly. Forced to marry the young prince Louis of France, Eleanor is still struggling to adjust to her new role when Louis' father dies and they become King and Queen of France. Leaving everything behind, the vivacious Eleanor must face the complex and faction-riddled French court. She is only 13.
Overflowing with scandal, politics, sex, triumphs and tragedies, The Summer Queen is the first novel in a stunning trilogy from award-winning and much-loved author Elizabeth Chadwick
©2013 Elizabeth Chadwick (P)2013 Hachette AudioKritikerstimmen
"An author who makes history come gloriously alive." (The Times)
"Meticulous research and strong storytelling." (Woman & Home)
"A sumptuous ride." (Toby Clements, Daily Telegraph)
Lehrreich und unterhaltsam
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I recommend it highly!
A wonderful novel with an excellent narrator!
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Großer Stoff auf niedrigem Niveau
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I have similar problems with the overflowing emotions of everyone mentioned. And yet people do not come alive as individual characters. Eleonor is 13 years old at the beginning of this book but she comes across neither as a very young girl nor as a noblewoman raised to become a queen. Chadwick is supposed to have done a lot of research but one general outline of Eleonor’s life must have yielded all the information used here.
Minette Walters who became known for her crime fiction has done a much better job with her latest two books about the Black Death. Not to mention Hillary Mantel's masterpieces.
If only there was a warning in the description of books like this one: Beware trivial pursuit! I would know to stay away and safe time, money and anger.
Those of you who, like me, want to know more about history should probably not go for Elizabeth Chadwick. If, on the other hand, you don’t mind facts and enjoy a rosy romance, then she might entertain you, which, after all, has its merits, too.
A sitcom beamed into in the Middle Ages
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