Wednesday, April 13, 2011

What's New Wednesday: A Look at Next Weeks New Releases

Every Wednesday I will be posting the new historical fiction releases for the upcoming week. If you would like to join in on this weekly event (any genre is applicable), just link back to this blog.
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 by Alison Weir
Publish Date: April 19th 2011
Format: Paperback Edition 544pp

Synopsis (From the Publisher):
"Nearing her thirtieth birthday, Eleanor of Aquitaine has spent the past dozen frustrating years as wife to the pious King Louis VII of France. But when Henry of Anjou, the young and dynamic future king of England, arrives at the French court, he and the seductive Eleanor experience a mutual passion powerful enough to ignite the world. Indeed, after the annulment of Eleanor’s marriage to Louis and her remarriage to Henry, the union of this royal couple creates a vast empire that stretches from the Scottish border to the Pyrenees—and marks the beginning of the celebrated Plantagenet dynasty. But Henry and Eleanor’s marriage, charged with physical heat, begins a fiery downward spiral marred by power struggles and bitter betrayals. Amid the rivalries and infidelities, the couple’s rebellious sons grow impatient for power, and the scene is set for a vicious and tragic conflict that will threaten to engulf them all."


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2 comments:

Carrie at In the Hammock Blog said...

i still haven't read anything by weir!! i need to get on that!

Audra said...

I loved Weir's bio on her -- I'm really excited for this one!