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Bantam
March 2009
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Featuring: Deidre; Naisi
560 pages
ISBN: 0553384643
EAN: 9780553384642
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Historical | Fantasy
In this lush, romantic retelling of one of the most enduring
Irish legends, acclaimed Celtic historical author Jules
Watson reignites the tale of Deirdre—the Irish Helen of
Troy—in a story that is at once magical, beautiful, and
tragic.
She was born with a blessing and a curse:
that she would grow into a woman of extraordinary beauty—and
bring ruin to the kingdom of Ulster and its ruler, the wily
Conor. Ignoring the pleadings of his druid to expel the
infant, King Conor secrets the girl child with a poor couple
in his province, where no man can covet her. There, under
the tutelage of a shamaness, Deirdre comes of age in nature
and magic…. And in the season of her awakening, the king is
inexorably drawn to her impossible beauty.
But for
Deirdre, her fate as a man’s possession is worse than death.
And soon the green-eyed girl, at home in waterfall and
woods, finds herself at the side of three rebellious young
warriors. Among them is the handsome Naisi. His heart
charged with bitterness toward the aging king, and growing
in love for the defiant girl, Naisi will lead Deirdre far
from Ulster—and into a war of wits, swords, and spirit that
will take a lifetime to wage.
Brimming with life and
its lusts, here is a soaring tale of enchantment and eternal
passions—and of a woman who became legend.
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