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The summer queen / Elizabeth Chadwick.

By: Series: Eleanor of Aquitaine trilogy ; 1Publication details: London : Sphere, c2013.Description: 478 p. : maps. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780751548303
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Based on the most up-to-date research, this is the first novel to show Eleanor beginning her married life at 13. Barely out of childhood, this gives an entirely new slant to how Eleanor is treated bv those around her. She was often the victim and her first marriage was horribly abusive. Overflowing with scandal, passion, triumph and tragedy, Eleanor's legendary story begins when her beloved father dies in the summer of 1137, and she is made to marry the young prince Louis of France. A week after the marriage she becomes a queen and her life will change beyond recognition . . .
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Fiction Hanover Public Library Shelves FIC CHAD (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31906001046367

[The Summer Queen is the first in a planned trilogy based on the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine].

Based on the most up-to-date research, this is the first novel to show Eleanor beginning her married life at 13. Barely out of childhood, this gives an entirely new slant to how Eleanor is treated bv those around her. She was often the victim and her first marriage was horribly abusive. Overflowing with scandal, passion, triumph and tragedy, Eleanor's legendary story begins when her beloved father dies in the summer of 1137, and she is made to marry the young prince Louis of France. A week after the marriage she becomes a queen and her life will change beyond recognition . . .

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