The Traitor's Wife: A Novel of the Reign of Edward II - Softcover

Higginbotham, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595359590 ISBN 13: 9780595359592

Publisher: Iuniverse Inc, 2005

Synopsis

In fourteenth-century England, young Eleanor de Clare, favorite niece of King Edward II, is delighted with her marriage to Hugh le Despenser and her appointment to Queen Isabella's household as a lady-in-waiting. It soon becomes apparent, however, that Eleanor's beloved uncle is not the king the nobles of the land-or his queen-expected.

Hugh's unbridled ambition and his intimate relationship with Edward arouse widespread resentment, even as Eleanor remains fiercely loyal to her husband and to her king. But loyalty has its price.

Moving from royal palaces to prison cells, from the battlefield to the bedroom, between hope and despair, treachery and fidelity, hatred and abiding love, The Traitor's Wife is a tale of an extraordinary woman living in extraordinary times.

About this title

Review:

"Conveys emotions and relationships quite poignantly . . . entertaining historical fiction." -- Kirkus Discoveries, November 2005

"[D]ialogue is excellent . . . Higginbotham [brings] these historical figures to life with passion, a wonderful sense of humor, honor, and love." -- Historical Novels Review Online, Autumn 2005

From the Author:

Finalist, Historical Fiction, ForeWord Magazine's 2005 Book of the Year Awards.

Author website: susanhigginbotham.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Iuniverse Inc
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0595359590
• ISBN 13: 9780595359592
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 492