The quickening love between Meggotta de Burgh and Richard de Clare, members of the aristocracy ruling feudal England, is severely tested when Henry III turns against Meggotta's father, his former adviser
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Originally published in 1979, this is the last novel Edith Pargeter wrote under her own name. Set in England in the 13th century, among the nobles and aristocrats surrounding King Henry III, it tells the true story of the secret marriage of the Earl of Kent¹s ten-year-old daughter, and the tragic consequences that follow in its wake.
³A must for connoisseurs of historical fiction.² -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition; First Printing. Top cloth spine soiled, DJ worn, wrinkled; 1.26 x 9.21 x 6.3 Inches; 283 pages. Seller Inventory # 207923
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Historical novel of 13th century England. -- First Edition, First Printing in U.S. Hardcover. Condition: very good (light use), with very good minus dust jacket (short creased tears). -- Edith Pargeter also wrote under the pseudonym Ellis Peters. ISBN 0670458732. Seller Inventory # 29388
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F/VG. D.J. HAS A SMALL BIT OF WEAR AT THE CORNERS AND SPINE-ENDS WITH A SHORT TEAR WITH ASSOCIATED CREASE AND SMALL CHIP AT THE BOTTOM REAR FORE-EDGE CORNER, AND A FEW SHORT EDGE TEARS. A VERY NICE COPY. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER. Seller Inventory # 003641