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'A delight...with its brilliant evocation of early mediaeval Britain, enchanting love story and amusing narrative twists. THE WILD HUNT is highly recommended' - TODA 'Thoroughly enjoyable' - MAIL ON SUNDAY
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In the wild, windswept Welsh marches a noble young lord rides homewards, embittered, angry and in danger. He is Guyon, lord of Ledworth, heir to threatened lands, husband-to-be of Judith of Ravenstow. Their union will save his lands - but they have yet to meet...For this is Wales at the turn of the twelfth century. Dynasties forge and fight, and behind the precarious throne of William Rufus political intrigue is raging. Caught amidst the violence are Judith and Guyon, bound together yet poles apart. But when a dark secret from the past is revealed and the full horror of war crashes over Guyon and Judith, they are forced to face insurmountable odds. Together...
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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Note: this edition is a newly rewritten version of this book, and my review is based upon the earlier version. I'd very much like to see how her current writing style might bring this story up to the five star quality of her later books.
Guyan, a Marcher Lord marries Judith of Ravenstow at the order of King William Rufus. They meet on their wedding day, and Guyan finds himself with a not fully matured 16 year old wife. Judith is skittish around her new husband as her now dead father was extremely abusive to both her and her mother. Not everyone is happy with the union, as some would prefer Judith married elsewhere and Guyan must guard his back against attempts on his life. As Guyan and Judith struggle with the treachery and intrigues of the courts of both William Rufus and his brother Henry, they manage to forge a strong and passionate marriage, and Judith grows into a strong willed woman and a force to be reckoned with.
I've read this book twice now, the first being about two years ago before I had read much of the author's later works. It was very interesting to revisit one of her earlier books and see the contrast between them and how the author has grown. While a very well told tale, I did not find the effortless sense of time travel she shows in her later works, as she seamlessly blends the sights, sounds smells and clothing of the medieval period into her stories.
Guyan, a Marcher Lord marries Judith of Ravenstow at the order of King William Rufus. They meet on their wedding day, and Guyan finds himself with a not fully matured 16 year old wife. Judith is skittish around her new husband as her now dead father was extremely abusive to both her and her mother. Not everyone is happy with the union, as some would prefer Judith married elsewhere and Guyan must guard his back against attempts on his life. As Guyan and Judith struggle with the treachery and intrigues of the courts of both William Rufus and his brother Henry, they manage to forge a strong and passionate marriage, and Judith grows into a strong willed woman and a force to be reckoned with.
I've read this book twice now, the first being about two years ago before I had read much of the author's later works. It was very interesting to revisit one of her earlier books and see the contrast between them and how the author has grown. While a very well told tale, I did not find the effortless sense of time travel she shows in her later works, as she seamlessly blends the sights, sounds smells and clothing of the medieval period into her stories.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Reading the other reviews, I was wondering if we were talking about the same book...
I read a lot of historical fiction, but I gave up on this after about 20 pages. The introduction was slow and uninvolving, the characters very hard to care about, the 'love talk' between the characters slightly sick-making, but most of all, the language was just dreadful. A horribly flowery style, an uneasy mix of period and contemporary.
I read a lot of historical fiction, but I gave up on this after about 20 pages. The introduction was slow and uninvolving, the characters very hard to care about, the 'love talk' between the characters slightly sick-making, but most of all, the language was just dreadful. A horribly flowery style, an uneasy mix of period and contemporary.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
this is the first novel that chadwick wrote as she explains in the introduction to this story and it doesnt show. it does however show her great attention to detail and bringing these long lost worlds to life, all this atmosphere adds to the story rather than just setting the scene. another story of two people who are thrown together through no choice of their own which was very much the way of life at that time but they still manage to find the love for each other. the character judith was the most interesting as she had the biggest changes from being a 16 year old child bride to a worthy companion and wife to guyon. excellent
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Wonderful first novel
This is one of E.C's earliest books if not the first. I found the original a few years ago, it was the first I had read and it had me hooked into reading more of her novels, the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by evietee
A Wonderful, Sexy, Romantic, History-Rich Novel
Welsh Marches, Eleventh Century, and William Rufus is on the throne, steps shadowed by the wily Prince Henry and the eldest of William the Bastard's brood, Robert Curthose, from... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Crux Roesia
A fantastic first novel
Feeling in a "historical" mood recently, I snaffled this novel cheaply in a discount bookshop (sorry, Amazon! Read more
Published 10 months ago by Marie
Great Book
I got this book along with a few other of Elizabeth Chadwick's books as they were on offer and sounded good. Read more
Published 15 months ago by rachwxx
superb first book
As Elizabeth's Chadwick's first book i do not think it has the maturity of talent that her later books contain, yet i loved it and found it an excellent historical romance, hence... Read more
Published 16 months ago by blondie08
As good as all the others!
I've recently found Elizabeth Chadwick and have read about 5 of her titles. They are all magnificant, giving a flavour of the time relating to the ordinary people and the higher... Read more
Published on 19 Dec 2009 by E. Eastham
Slow to start but overall good read
The book was slow to start so I found it hard to get into and a challenge to keep reading but once the plot started to unfold, it became quite interesting. Overall, a good read.
Published on 1 Nov 2009 by Kay
Excellent
Personally I think this is onwe of Chadwick's best novels, even if it is a reworking of one of her earliest works. Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2009 by Jane E.
Chadwick Fan
Being a huge fan of Elizabeth Chadwick I was delighted to see that she had a new title out. I was not disappointed!! Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2009 by C. Griffiths
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Really enjoyed this book, have read all Elizabeth Chapman books up to now, I know people say that this book is not like her other books as it is not based on real history but I... Read more
Published on 22 May 2009 by Mr. David A. Knapman
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