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A Novel of Eleanor
St. Martin's Press
June 2006
On Sale: June 13, 2006
384 pages
ISBN: 0312205333
EAN: 9780312205331
Hardcover
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Historical | Fiction
From the mire of a war-torn medieval France rises an
unlikely heroine, a noblewoman as brilliant as she is young
and beautiful.
Upon her beloved father's sudden death in 1137, Eleanor
finds herself the Duchess of Aquitaine at fifteen. With no
time to mourn and less to finish growing up, Eleanor
realizes she must act fast: if word of the duke's death
should spread, feudal lords from across France will
scramble to her doorstep, clawing at each other to win
Aquitaine and Poitou by marrying her. None of her advisors
can think what to do, but, with wisdom belying her youth,
Eleanor herself devises an ingenious plan to stave off
future suitors by marrying none other than King Louis
himself. For only as queen can she unify and ultimately
save France from itself. But her sex and youth cast doubt
upon this budding strategist. Astounding young and old, man
and woman alike, Eleanor proves herself noblest in matters
both secular and sublime. Inlaid with rich historical detail, The Duchess of
Aquitaine breathes youth into an ancient story, that of the
girl-queen who would one day join France with England under
the Plantagenet name.
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