When Christ and His Saints Slept - Hardcover

Penman, Sharon Kay

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805010157 ISBN 13: 9780805010152

Publisher: Henry Holt & Co, 1995

Synopsis

The first volume of a trilogy that will follow the lives and fortunes of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine presents the story of Maude, imperious daughter of Henry the I and England's uncrowned queen, and her trusted, tormented cousin Stephen. 75,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo. Tour.

About this title

Review:

"[A] marvelous medieval pageant of a novel. . .Another jewel in [Penman's] already glittering crown."--Orlando Sentinel

"Penman once again tells a tale of kings and queens, singular destinies, and double-crosses. . . .[She] inventively animates a large cast [and] continues to base her narrative on the firm ground of fact."--Kirkus Reviews

"A COMPELLING, WELL-WRITTEN EPIC...Penman is an accomplished novelist and certainly has staked a claim to medieval England as her literary fiefdom."--Philadelphia Inquirer

About the Author:

Sharon Penman is one of the most popular historical novelists writing today. Her bestselling story of Richard III, The Sunne in Splendour, was published in 1982 and her acclaimed Welsh trilogy, Here Be Dragons, Falls the Shadow and The Reckoning, was similarly successful. Time and Chance is the second in a trilogy that opened with When Christ and His Saints Slept (1994). Sharon Penman has travelled widely on both sides of the Atlantic researching her work. She lives in New Jersey.

About this edition

• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0805010157
• ISBN 13: 9780805010152
• Binding: Hardcover