The handfasted wife
McGrath, Carol, 1950-2019
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London, early 1066. As a common or 'handfasted' wife, Elditha Swanneck is easily set aside by her husband when he becomes king. According to the church, their marriage is not binding, and Harold has decided that his new dynasty needs a royal queen. But Elidtha is a leader. When Harold is killed on the bloody battlefield of Hastings and their son taken hostage, she takes her most trusted companions and travels west - first, to Ireland, to gather strength. Then, back to England; to a walled city where a small group of noblewomen still resist, between the estuary of the River Exe and the edge of the kingdom... There she waits. Because she knows the invader will not rest until he has found her...
Main title:
The handfasted wife / Carol McGrath.
Author:
McGrath, Carol, 1950-, author
Imprint:
Abercynon : Accent Press Ltd, 2019.
Collation:
372 pages ; 20 cm
Series title:
Notes:
Originally published: 2014.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781786157324 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
BRN:
270599