A stirring tale of love and chivalry in medieval England, it is actually a prequel to Lords of White Castle so a good place to start. Despite its quite complicated plot it rips along at a good pace, the sort of book you really miss when you finish it, so bound up are you in the dramatic lives. I think she is terrific, lighter than Philippa Gregory, really a lovely escapist read. She has been shortlisted for the Romantic Novelist’s award four times.
Comparison: Posie Graeme-Evans, Philippa Gregory, Reay Tannahill.
Similar this month: None but try Charlotte Bingham or Judith Lennox.
A Mediaeval tale of pride and strife, of coming of age in a world where chivalry is a luxury seldom afforded, especially by men of power.
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A Mediaeval tale of pride and strife, of coming of age in a world where chivalry is a luxury seldom afforded, especially by men of power.An awkward misfit, loathed by his powerful and autocratic grandmother, nine-year-old Fulke FitzWarin leaves his family to be fostered in the household of Joscelin de Dinan, Lord of Ludlow. Here Fulke will learn knightly arts, but before he can succeed, he must overcome the deep-seated doubts that hold him back.Hawise FitzWarin is Joscelin's youngest daughter and she befriends Fulke.
Shadows and Strongholds features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
Paperback. £9.89, down from the £10.99 cover price. In Stock.
Shadows and Strongholds was written by Elizabeth Chadwick and published by Time Warner Books
Shadows and Strongholds has 592 pages
Yes it is part of Fulke FitzWarin series
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.
