"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
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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
