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An appealing tale... The subject of lepers... is fascinating. Richard FitzEustace is a complex hero... Johanna is a sparky heroine with whom readers will engage. --Susan Hicks, Historical Novels Review
From the very first page the readers attention is demanded, as we are drawn into what promises to be a a gripping historical story of lost love, new love, family betrayal and compassion. --Catherine Craw, Lancashire Life
Well researched, gripping, and packed with plenty of romance and adventure. --Jenny Itzcovitz, Sixty Plus Surfers
From the very first page the readers attention is demanded, as we are drawn into what promises to be a a gripping historical story of lost love, new love, family betrayal and compassion. --Catherine Craw, Lancashire Life
Well researched, gripping, and packed with plenty of romance and adventure. --Jenny Itzcovitz, Sixty Plus Surfers
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Using characters known to recorded history, including one to become the real Sheriff of Nottingham, Elizabeth Ashworth weaves a tale of loves lost and found during the exile of Richard the Lionheart. Young Richard Fitz-Eustace's return from Palestine is far from joyous. Damned by leprosy he must bid his mother, grandmother and sisters a final and sorrowful farewell and leave his estates at Halton Castle forever. Condemned to shun the company of others he must now find a place of solitude where he can seek forgiveness for sins committed in the Holy Land for which he is certain he has earned God's curse. Resolved to live out his life as a hermit, he journeys north into the newly named county of Lancashire. But this is no arbitrary journey; there is one last obligation undertaken for his grandmother: that he will seek out her kinsman, Sir Robert de Lacy, at Clitheroe Castle and there press his consideration of her claim to his estate. Meanwhile, at Halton, Richard's headstrong fourteen-year-old sister, Johanna is distraught. The fate of her beloved elder brother has done more than leave her bereft. Her other brother, ruthless and ambitious Roger has returned to take his place as head of the family. He and Johanna's mother have contrived a marriage for her to a wealthy old landowner, and without Richard's protection there seems little she can do about it unless she can escape and find him.
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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I knew almost nothing about the period in which this book is set (England, 1192), but Elizabeth Ashworth brought it very vividly to life in this, her first novel. From the sharp cold of the Lancashire winters to the warmth and bustle of the life village and castle; from the superstition and the primitive medicine, with its talk of humours and punishments from God, to the richness of Christmas feasting - all of it felt real enough to see and taste and smell.
I loved Johanna FitzEustace. She is portrayed as a feisty and strong-willed girl on the brink of womanhood, attractively engaging to a modern audience without ever crossing over the line into anachronistically modern behaviour or attitudes. I enjoyed the sweet, slightly naive development of the romance between the two young protagonists, and the poignant way that it is set against Richard FitzEustace's earlier, lost love.
All the characters are well rounded and real - from the ruthless Roger FitzEustace and the machiavellian Dean of Wallei to the kind and gentle Geoffrey, with whom it's very easy to fall in love. This is a great story, well told, with pace and drama as well as painstaking attention to historical detail. Highly recommended.
I loved Johanna FitzEustace. She is portrayed as a feisty and strong-willed girl on the brink of womanhood, attractively engaging to a modern audience without ever crossing over the line into anachronistically modern behaviour or attitudes. I enjoyed the sweet, slightly naive development of the romance between the two young protagonists, and the poignant way that it is set against Richard FitzEustace's earlier, lost love.
All the characters are well rounded and real - from the ruthless Roger FitzEustace and the machiavellian Dean of Wallei to the kind and gentle Geoffrey, with whom it's very easy to fall in love. This is a great story, well told, with pace and drama as well as painstaking attention to historical detail. Highly recommended.
11 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
When land is power and love a sin!
Welcome to the C12th - a period in history I knew very little about, and so much more now!. From a few known facts about Richard FitzEustace Elizabeth has woven a delightful tale about an unlikely hero and his family.
I found myself fascinated by Richard, afflicted with leprosy yet determined to carry out his grandmother's wishes. This was a book I just couldn't put down until I'd reached the end - it's on my list of books to buy for Christmas presents this year.
Welcome to the C12th - a period in history I knew very little about, and so much more now!. From a few known facts about Richard FitzEustace Elizabeth has woven a delightful tale about an unlikely hero and his family.
I found myself fascinated by Richard, afflicted with leprosy yet determined to carry out his grandmother's wishes. This was a book I just couldn't put down until I'd reached the end - it's on my list of books to buy for Christmas presents this year.
4 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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After seeing a feature about this novel in my local county magazine, Lancashire Life, I read the first chapter of the book on the author's website and did not hesitate to order it. This was no mushy romance. It was a reflective, fascinatingly researched book full of thought-provoking ideas about medieval perceptions of religion, sickness, marriage and inheritance. An intelligent and compelling story.
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