New American Library
June 2011
On Sale: June 6, 2011
Featuring: Eleanor of Acquitaine; Henry d'Anjou
448 pages ISBN: 0451234111 EAN: 9780451234117 Trade Size Add to Wish List
A riveting novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine's early adult
years from the author of The Virgin Widow.
Orphaned at a young age, Eleanor, Duchess of
Aquitaine, seeks a strong husband to keep her hold on the
vast lands that have made her the most powerful heiress in
Europe. But her arranged marriage to Louis VII, King of
France, is made disastrous by Louis's weakness of will and
fanatical devotion to the Church. Eleanor defies her husband
by risking her life on an adventurous Crusade, and even
challenges the Pope himself. And in young, brilliant,
mercurial Henry d'Anjou, she finds her soul mate-the one man
who is audacious enough to claim her for his own and make
her Queen of England.