The Spellbinders - Softcover

Zanghellini, Aleardo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1590216962 ISBN 13: 9781590216965

Publisher: Lethe Press, 2018

Synopsis

In the shadow of Canterbury Cathedral’s spires, a fateful encounter brings together Edward, heir to the English throne, and a darkly handsome soldier from Gascony, Piers Gaveston. Youthful infatuation gives way to a bond more powerful than any attempt at keeping them apart. Edward and Piers enter a pact of sworn brotherhood but still must hide their passion, taboo in medieval Europe. A decade later, Edward’s spirited new Queen, Isabella of France, quickly becomes smitten as much with her royal consort as with his dashing lover. But the power-hungry Earls resent Gaveston’s monopoly of royal favour and his defiant self-assurance. Political intrigue mounts and the Earl of Lancaster schemes to murder Piers. The Spellbinders is an alternate historical epic with its foundation in the story of England's most infamous homosexual prince.

About this title

About the Author

Aleardo Zanghellini is Professor of Law and Social Theory at Reading Law School. His work is interdisciplinary in nature and regularly appears in leading international journals. Much of it is in the field of law and sexuality, but he also interrogates general concepts and principles of political morality that are of interest to political philosophers and public lawyers. The Spellbinders is his first novel.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lethe Press
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1590216962
• ISBN 13: 9781590216965
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352