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  For the King's Favor (Paperback) By (author) Elizabeth Chadwick

  

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  Short Description for For the King's FavorBased on a true story never before told and impeccably researched, this is a bittersweet tale of love, loss, and the power of royalty--a captivating story of a mother's love stretched to breaking and a knight determined to rebuild his life with the royal mistress.
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  • Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
  • Published: 01 September 2010
  • Format: Paperback 526 pages
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  • Categories: Historical Fiction
  • ISBN 13: 9781402244490 ISBN 10: 1402244495
  • Sales rank: 55,012

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• ""The best writer of medieval fiction currently around."" -Richard Lee, Historical Novel Society A Bittersweet Tale of Love, Loss, and the Power of Royalty When Roger Bigod arrives at King Henry II's court to settle a bitter inheritance dispute, he becomes enchanted with Ida de Tosney, young mistress to the powerful king. A victim of Henry's seduction and the mother of his son, Ida sees in Roger a chance to begin a new life. But Ida pays an agonizing price when she leaves the king, and as Roger's importance grows and he gains an earldom, their marriage comes under increasing strain. Based on the true story of a royal mistress and the young lord she chose to marry, "For t"h"e King's Favor "is Elizabeth Chadwick at her best. "An author who makes historical fiction come gloriously alive." "-Times of London" "Everyone who has raved about Elizabeth Chadwick as an author of historical novels is right." -Devourer of Books Blog "I rank Elizabeth Chadwick with such historical novelist stars as Dorothy Dunnett and Anya Seton." -Sharon Kay Penman, "New York Times "bestselling author of "Devil's Brood"