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Song for Eloise (Paperback)

by Leigh Sauerwein (Author)
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  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (2 Oct 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747578133
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747578130
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 562,835 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Through clear, descriptive prose, Sauerwein beautifully interweaves the history of the time into her spare tale of love and loss. Despite its brevity, the number of characters and perspectives make this a challenging read. This absorbing story is a fine choice for an interdisciplinary study of the time.' School Library Journal 'A superbly crafted tapestry of medieval heartbreak.' Kirkus Reviews 'An incisive poetic writer, Sauerwein (The Way Home) populates this novel of 12th century France with dynamic, memorable characters that illuminate the setting without compromising their dimension or believability.' Publishers Weekly

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At fifteen, Eloise is married off to a man twice her age and taken to his forlorn castle in the mountains. Thomas, a trobar (troubadour), and his companion, a juggler known as Babel, make their way from village to village, from tavern to castle, singing and entertaining. While peasants work the fields, knights hunt and fight and joust, monks pray the hours of the day, and the seasons turn, Eloise and Thomas, separated as children, reunite. Ultimately freed from her marriage to Robert by his death, it is however too late for Eloise and Thomas - their love seems doomed, as well in this tragic, but realistic story of broken hearts.

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1.0 out of 5 stars A super challenging read that wasn't really worth the effort, 11 Aug 2008
By E. Willis "essiemj" (Surrey, UK) - See all my reviews
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I'm an English teacher, not a child - the target audience of this book, and with an English degree and an infinite amount of patience I found it immensely difficult to follow the plot of this novel - I think it's a novel as this is unclear.
Dual or multiple narrative novels are often wonders of literature and personally enjoyable but there were simply too many strands in this very short book for the reader to keep track of.
But by far the most disappointing thing was the ending, whilst Eloise is released from the grasp of her husband nothing else really happens or changes. The lyrical and poetic descriptions of the setting that run between the respective narratives, I thought were creative and beautiful but unfortunately again failed to match the prose.

A beautiful cover, and that's about it! Don't be fooled. The old maxim has never been truer - NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER!
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