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Crown Archetype
July 2014
On Sale: July 8, 2014
Featuring: Joan of Kent
482 pages ISBN: 0307589293 EAN: 9780307589293 Kindle: B00I763KW4 Paperback / e-Book
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The critically acclaimed author of The King's Mistress brings another fascinating woman from history to life in an enthralling story of political intrigue, personal tragedy, and illicit love. Joan of Kent, renowned beauty and cousin to King Edward III, is destined for a politically strategic marriage. As the king begins a long dynastic struggle to claim the crown of France, plunging England into the Hundred Yearsβ War, he negotiates her betrothal to a potential ally and heir of a powerful lordship. But Joan, haunted by nightmares of her fatherβs execution at the hands of her treacherous royal kin, fears the kingβs selection and is not resigned to her fate. She secretly pledges herself to one of the kingβs own knights, one who has become a trusted friend and protector. Now she must defend her vow as the kingβfurious at Joanβs defianceβprepares to marry her off to another man. In A Triple Knot, Emma Campion brings Joan, the βFair Maid of Kentβ to glorious life, deftly weaving details of King Edward IIIβs extravagant court into a rich and emotionally resonant tale of intrigue, love, and betrayal.
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