The Sixth Surrender
A Novel
$40.92
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
27 July 2010
Summary
A transporting debut novel set in thirteenth century France-when chivalry reigned and treachery ruledIn the last years of her eventful life, queen-duchess Alienor of Aquitaine launches a deadly dynastic chess game to safeguard the crowns of Normandy and England for John Plantagenet, her last surviving son.To that end, Alienor coerces into matrimony two pawns-Juliana de Charnais, a plain and pious novice determined to regain her inheritance, and Guerin de lasalle, a cynical, war-worn mercenary…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780452296237 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0452296234 |
| Author: | Hana Samek Norton |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Plume |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 27 July 2010 |
| Weight: | 395g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 140mm x 25mm |
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“This entertaining historical cat-and-mouse game features two main characters with plenty of chemistry and charisma.”– Margaret Flanagan, Booklist
“This entertaining historical cat-and-mouse game features two main characters with plenty of chemistry and charisma.”—Margaret Flanagan, Booklist
“A medieval novel of intrigue, passion, innocence, and jockeying for power. Sister Eustace, born Lady Juliana, is the last of the de Charnais line, and she longs to possess her rightful home: the viscounty of Tillieres. Forced to choose between a husband or life in the cloister, Juliana hopes to wed an honorable and kindly man; instead she is betrothed to a landless mercenary with darkness on his soul. The two yearn to end their marriage as soon as feasible, yet machinations close upon them both as traitorous lords plot Juliana’s untimely death. Vividly brought to life, The Sixth Surrender is a captivating novel from first page to last.”—The Bookwatch
“Fans of Phillipa Gregory (The Other Boleyn Girl) will enjoy the careful detailing of political intrigue in the 13th century.”—Natasha Grant, Library Journal
About The Author
Hana Samek Norton
Hana Samek Norton was born and raised in the (now) Czech Republic, where she first learned the difference between a halberd and a hauberk. She lives in New Mexico with her husband.
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