My Lists
Featured Lists
REVIEWS
Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2002
The events of this second novel in a planned trilogy (after When Christ and His Saints Slept) center on the years 1156-71, when England was ruled by Henry II. His queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, an uncommon woman for her era, is as strong-willed and intelligent as her husband. For many years, they share a passionate marriage, which produces several children two of whom, Richard a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More