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Although told mainly from Guenevere's point of view, this is a truly epic narrative, encompassing pageantry, political intrigue, war, and the conflict between the old pagan religion and Christianity. At times earthy, sensual, and violent, it is a powerful romantic drama firmly rooted in historical Britain, a modern yet traditional retelling of the stories given definitive form in the first four books of Thomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur.
The characters are grippingly evoked as realistic, living, and breathing human beings rather than simple archetypes, yet the writing is effortlessly lyrical, with the elegant flow of folktale. In emotional depth, Guenevere is comparable to Parke Godwin's fine Arthurian romance, Firelord.
This title is Rosalind Miles's 17th book. She is the author of the highly praised I, Elizabeth and The Women's History of the World. In 1990, she won the Network Award for outstanding achievement in the field of writing, and the same year she was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. --Gary S. Dalkin, Amazon.co.uk
You'll meet Queen Maire, Guenevere's beautiful warrior mother and her wolvish, power-hungry cousin Malagaunt. You'll ride into Caerleon alongside the iron-fisted young Arthur Pendragon, an ambitious war-lord whose dreams of building an empire lead him to the Summer Country, and Guenevere. You'll come to know Arthur's regal mother, the tragic Queen Igraine, and her daughter Morgan le Fay, whose black magic and bitter vendetta wreak havoc on Guenevere, Arthur and their kingdom. And finally, you will fall in love with the young and passionate French knight Lancelot, who forsakes his king for a queen half a lifetime older than he--the first great love match in all of England's history.
Rosalind Miles is not the first storyteller to take us inside Camelot, but she is unquestionably one of the best. If you were one of the millions who loved The Mists of Avalon, The Crystal Cave or The Once and Future King, you will understand why Guenevere, Queen of the Summer Country, can rightfully take its place with these great classics of Arthurian legend. Happy reading!
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