Falls the Shadow - Hardcover

Penman, Sharon

4.4

10,190 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0718129237 ISBN 13: 9780718129231

Publisher: Michael Joseph, 1988

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This historical novel set in the Middle Ages, centres on the life and activities of Simon de Montford, a French nobleman who came to England to lay claim to an earldom, married the King's sister, and eventually mounted a civil war against his friend and confidant, Henry III.

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"A marvelous literary and historical achievement.... Impossible to put down." ---"Boston"" ""Herald
""Absorbing. . . . [Penman] manages to illuminate the alien shadowland of the Middle Ages and populate it with vital characters whose politics and passions are as vivid as our own." ---"San Francisco"" Chronicle
""A remarkably detailed look at how people lived in medieval England and Wales. . . .Worth reading." ---"The Plain Dealer"" (Cleveland)
""A vivid portrait of a lost time . . . full of fascinating personality studies . . . Once you enter her world you're hooked." ---"Seattle"" Post-Intelligencer"""

“A marvelous literary and historical achievement.... Impossible to put down.” ---"Boston"" ""Herald
"“Absorbing. . . . [Penman] manages to illuminate the alien shadowland of the Middle Ages and populate it with vital characters whose politics and passions are as vivid as our own.” ---"San Francisco"" Chronicle
"“A remarkably detailed look at how people lived in medieval England and Wales. . . .Worth reading.” ---"The Plain Dealer"" (Cleveland)
"“A vivid portrait of a lost time . . . full of fascinating personality studies . . . Once you enter her world you’re hooked.” ---"Seattle"" Post-Intelligencer"""

"A marvelous literary and historical achievement.... Impossible to put down." ---"Boston""""Herald
""Absorbing. . . . [Penman] manages to illuminate the alien shadowland of the Middle Ages and populate it with vital characters whose politics and passions are as vivid as our own." ---"San Francisco"" Chronicle
""A remarkably detailed look at how people lived in medieval England and Wales. . . .Worth reading." ---"The Plain Dealer"" (Cleveland)
""A vivid portrait of a lost time . . . full of fascinating personality studies . . . Once you enter her world you're hooked." ---"Seattle"" Post-Intelligencer"""

A marvelous literary and historical achievement . Impossible to put down. "Boston Herald"

Absorbing. . . . [Penman] manages to illuminate the alien shadowland of the Middle Ages and populate it with vital characters whose politics and passions are as vivid as our own. "San Francisco Chronicle"

A remarkably detailed look at how people lived in medieval England and Wales. . . .Worth reading. "The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)"

A vivid portrait of a lost time . . . full of fascinating personality studies . . . Once you enter her world you're hooked. "Seattle Post-Intelligencer""

A marvelous literary and historical achievement . Impossible to put down. Boston Herald

Absorbing. . . . [Penman] manages to illuminate the alien shadowland of the Middle Ages and populate it with vital characters whose politics and passions are as vivid as our own. San Francisco Chronicle

A remarkably detailed look at how people lived in medieval England and Wales. . . .Worth reading. The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)

A vivid portrait of a lost time . . . full of fascinating personality studies . . . Once you enter her world you're hooked. Seattle Post-Intelligencer

-A marvelous literary and historical achievement.... Impossible to put down.- --Boston Herald

-Absorbing. . . . [Penman] manages to illuminate the alien shadowland of the Middle Ages and populate it with vital characters whose politics and passions are as vivid as our own.- --San Francisco Chronicle

-A remarkably detailed look at how people lived in medieval England and Wales. . . .Worth reading.- --The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)

-A vivid portrait of a lost time . . . full of fascinating personality studies . . . Once you enter her world you're hooked. - --Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"A marvelous literary and historical achievement.... Impossible to put down." --Boston Herald

"Absorbing. . . . [Penman] manages to illuminate the alien shadowland of the Middle Ages and populate it with vital characters whose politics and passions are as vivid as our own." --San Francisco Chronicle

"A remarkably detailed look at how people lived in medieval England and Wales. . . .Worth reading." --The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)

"A vivid portrait of a lost time . . . full of fascinating personality studies . . . Once you enter her world you're hooked. " --Seattle Post-Intelligencer

About the Author:

Sharon Kay Penman is the author of six critically acclaimed historical novels and four medieval mysteries, one of which was a finalist for an Edgar Award for Best First Mystery from the Mystery Writers of America.

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