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Today, a snippet from an exclusive short story
by Elizabeth Chadwick
about the young Isabelle de Clare and her potential betrothal...
but who is to be her suiter? And does she have a choice?
HISTORICAL STORIES
of
EXILE
A collection of short stories by thirteen (non-superstitious)
award-winning authors
in order of appearance
Annie Whitehead, J.G. Harlond, Helen Hollick, Anna Belfrage, Elizabeth Chadwick, Loretta Livingstone, Elizabeth St.John, Alison Morton, Charlene Newcomb,
Marian L Thorpe, Amy Maroney, Cathie Dunn, Cryssa Bazos
with an introduction by Deborah Swift
With an introduction by multi-award-winning author Deborah Swift, enjoy these tales of exile across the ages. Some are hopeful, some sad, some romantic, some tragic, but all explore the indomitable spirit of resolute, unforgettable characters.
TODAY'S SPOTLIGHT
COMING HOME
by Elizabeth Chadwick
Tense with excitement and anticipation, Isabelle waited for her mother’s arrival. It had been five months since their last meeting on a grey February day with snow patching the ground and the Thames washing past the Tower’s walls in muddy-grey spate. Today was one of bright sun and occasional shadows under a blue sky patched with swift white clouds.
Catching her mood, her small silvery hound, Damask, whined and gave her a moist nudge with her nose. Isabelle stroked her pet’s sleek head and murmured a distracted endearment.
In the four years she had dwelt in exile in the Tower of London, Isabelle had grown accustomed to its confines...
read the full story in HISTORICAL STORIES of EXILE
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Read about Isabelle's mother, Aoife, in The Irish Princess and more about Isabelle and William Marshal in The Scarlet Lion UK Amazon US Amazon
William Marshal's prowess and loyalty as a knight in the English royal household has been rewarded by marriage to Isabelle de Clare, heiress to great estates in England, Normandy and Ireland. But their contentment and security is shattered when King Richard dies and is succeeded by his brother John, who takes the Marshals' sons hostage and seizes their lands. Now William must face the conflict between remaining loyal or rebelling against these injustices - and the struggle threatens to tear his marriage apart. Fiercely intelligent and courageous, Isabelle too must come to terms with what the future holds... The Scarlet Lion is the final novel in an unforgettable standalone trilogy about William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, Regent of England - and one of the country's greatest forgotten heroes.
ABOUT ELIZABETH CHADWICK
New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Chadwick lives in a cottage in the Vale of Belvoir in Nottinghamshire with her husband and their four terriers, Pip, Jack, Billy and Little Ted. Her first novel, The Wild Hunt, won a Betty Trask Award and To Defy a King won the RNA’s 2011 Historical Novel Prize. She was also shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists’ Award in 1998 for The Champion, in 2001 for Lords of the White Castle, in 2002 for The Winter Mantle and in 2003 for The Falcons of Montabard. Her sixteenth novel, The Scarlet Lion, was nominated by Richard Lee, founder of the Historical Novel Society, as one of the top ten historical novels of the last decade. She often lectures at conferences and historical venues, has been consulted for television documentaries and is a member of the Royal Historical Society.
'An author who makes history come gloriously alive' The Times
Website: https://elizabethchadwick.com
Book list: https://elizabethchadwick.com/books-list/
(Available from Amazon and other online stores or order from any bookshop.)
William Marshal's prowess and loyalty as a knight in the English royal household has been rewarded by marriage to Isabelle de Clare, heiress to great estates in England, Normandy and Ireland.
But their contentment and security is shattered when King Richard dies and is succeeded by his brother John, who takes the Marshals' sons hostage and seizes their lands. Now William must face the conflict between remaining loyal or rebelling against these injustices - and the struggle threatens to tear his marriage apart. Fiercely intelligent and courageous, Isabelle too must come to terms with what the future holds . . .
The Scarlet Lion is the final novel in an unforgettable standalone trilogy about William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, Regent of England - and one of the country's greatest forgotten heroes.
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I loved 'The Irish Princess', so this story was a fascinating glimpse into Isabel's own story.
ReplyDeleteI admit to being a teeny bit in love with the wonderful William Marshall.
ReplyDeleteA beautifully written story. Now I must read 'The Irish Princess'!
ReplyDeleteWilliam Marshal is the sort of guy it would be worth traveling back in time to meet!
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