Avalon - Hardcover

Seton, Anya

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 039508170X ISBN 13: 9780395081709

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1965

Synopsis

During the period of conflict and exploration in the late-tenth century, a shipwreck brings a French prince into the life of a Cornish peasant

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Princes, Vikings, and the history of tenth-century England come together in this saga of exploration and unrequited love.

Prince Rumon of France, descendant of Charlemagne and King Alfred, is a searcher. He has visions of the Islands of the Blessed, perhaps King Arthur’s Avalon, “where falls not hail, or rain, or any snow.” Merewyn grows up in savage Cornwall—a lonely girl, sustained by her stubborn courage and belief that she is descended from the great King Arthur. Chance—or fate—in the form of a shipwreck off the Cornish coast brings Rumon and Merewyn together, and from that hour their lives are intertwined. Bound by his vow to her dying mother, Rumon brings Merewyn safely to England and keeps from her and all others the shameful secret of her birth. But there his responsibility ends. At court, Queen Alfrida dazzles him with her beauty and holds him in subjection to her will. When her murderous bid to capture the throne for her son comes to light, Rumon is finally freed, and he turns to Merewyn, only to find that he has lost her. His search leads him across the Atlantic to an unknown land, disappointment, and, at last, fulfillment and peace.

Anya Seton (1904–1990) was the author of many best-selling historical romances, including Katherine, The Winthrop Woman, Dragonwyck, Green Darkness, Devil Water, and Foxfire. She lived in Greenwich, Connecticut.

About the Author:

Anya Seton was the author of 10 bestselling historical romances, including Avalon, Devil Water, Dragonwyck, Foxfire, The Hearth and Eagle, Katherine, My Theodosia, The Turquoise, and The Winthrop Woman.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 1965
• ISBN 10: 039508170X
• ISBN 13: 9780395081709
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 440