Elizabeth Chadwick Libri

Irlanda, 1166. Dotata di bellezza, di una voce incantevole e di un’intelligenza fuori del comune, Aoife, figlia di Diarmait, re d’Irlanda, ha soltanto quattordici anni quando suo padre viene deposto ed è costretta a seguirlo in esilio in Inghilterra. Solo conquistando il favore e l’appoggio di re Enrico II, padre e figlia potranno tornare in patria e scacciare i loro nemici. E Diarmait sa che Aoife può avere un ruolo fondamentale nell'impresa. Proprio grazie al suo fascino, infatti, la ragazza riesce a sedurre il sovrano inglese, che accetta di aiutarli. Un'alleanza che li condurrà al carismatico Riccardo di Clare, conte di Pembroke e di Striguil, un giovane al servizio del re, ambizioso e affamato di potere. Diarmait promette a Riccardo ricchezza, terre e addirittura la mano di Aoife in cambio del suo aiuto in Irlanda. Ma Aoife non vuole essere una pedina nelle mani dei potenti: consapevole delle sue doti, sarà lei a voler condurre il gioco, a suo vantaggio e alle sue condizioni. Opulente corti medievali e imponenti fortezze, scogliere a picco sull’oceano e verdi terre d’Irlanda fanno da sfondo a questo avvincente romanzo di Elizabeth Chadwick, che ci regala il ritratto di una eroina, destinata a fare breccia nel cuore di tutti noi.

Cuore impavido, nobiltà d'animo, lealtà incondizionata. Non ne esistono tanti, ma almeno uno è sicuramente vissuto tra Francia e Inghilterra nella seconda metà del 1100. Il suo nome è William Marshall e fu definito il più grande cavaliere del medioevo. In un mondo pericoloso, pieno di ombre e di complotti, William, di estrazione nobile ancorché modesta, diventa cavaliere di tornei, eroe di mille battaglie, consigliere e reggente alla corte d'Inghilterra. Il libro narra le gesta dell'eroe e dell'uomo dentro all'eroe, armato di corazza ma anche di intime passioni.

Let prize-winning, bestselling novelist Elizabeth Chadwick transport you to 1093, to Wales. There you will meet Nesta, a woman trying to survive in a man's world - a world where the men who would protect her are dead and banished.

William Marshal's prowess and loyalty as a knight in the English royal household has been rewarded by marriage to Isabelle de Clare, heiress to great estates in England, Normandy and Ireland. The couple's contentment and security is shattered when King Richard dies. He is succeeded by his brother John who takes the Marshals's sons hostage and seizes their lands. The conflict between remaining loyal and rebelling over these injustices threatens to tear William and Isabelle's marriage apart and ruin their lives.

England, 1176 Imprisoned by her husband, King Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of England, refuses to let her powerful husband bully her into submission, even as he forces her away from her children and her birthright. Freed only by Henry's death, Eleanor becomes dowager Queen of England. But the competition for land and power that Henry stirred up among his sons has intensified to a dangerous rivalry. Eleanor will need every ounce of courage and fortitude as she crosses the Alps in winter to bring Richard his bride, and travels medieval Europe to ransom her beloved son. But even her indomitable spirit will be tested to its limits as she attempts to keep the peace between her warring sons, and find a place in the centres of power for her daughters. Eleanor of Aquitaine's powerful story is brought to a triumphant and beautiful close by much-loved author Elizabeth Chadwick

Sometimes Keeping Your Honor Means Breaking Your Word The early twelfth century is a time for ambitious men to prosper. John FitzGilbert is a man of honor and loyalty, sworn to royal service. When the old king dies, his successor rewards the handsome and ambitious John with castles and lands. But King Stephen has a tenuous hold on both his reign and his barons, and when jealous rivals at court seek to destroy John, he backs a woman's claim to the crown, sacrifices his marriage, and eventually is forced to make a gamble that is perhaps one step too far. Rich with detail, masterful in its storytelling, "A Place Beyond Courage" is a tale of impossible gambles and the real meaning of honor. "Picking up an Elizabeth Chadwick novel is like having a Bentley draw up at your door: you know you are in for a sumptouous ride."-"Daily Telegraph" "The best writer of medieval fiction currently around."-Richard Lee, founder and publisher, "Historical Novel Society" "A star back in Britain, Elizabeth Chadwick is finally getting the attention she deserves here."-"USA Today"

A violent quarrel with the future King John destroys the young Fulke FitzWarin's greatest ambition: to become Lord of the White Castle. Instead of accepting his fate, Fulke rebels. But the danger pursuing Fulke reaches new heights as he begins a passionate love affair with Maude Walter - the wealthy widow chosen by John himself. Negotiating a maze of deceit, treachery and shifting alliances, Fulke's route to success is fraught. And when the turmoil of the Magna Carta rebellion combines with a shocking tragedy, everything Fulke has fought for is thrown into the path of destruction.

A tale of love, betrayal, conflict and loss across two generations, set during the Norman Conquest.

It is the winter of 1154 and Eleanor, Queen of England, is biding her time. While her husband King Henry II battles for land across the channel, Eleanor fulfils her duty as acting ruler and bearer of royal children. But she wants to be more than this - if only Henry would let her. Instead, Henry belittles and excludes her, falling for a young mistress and leaving Eleanor side-lined and angry. And as her sons become young men, frustrated at Henry's hoarding of power, Eleanor is forced into a rebellion of devastating consequences. She knows how much Henry needs her, but does Henry know himself? Overflowing with scandal, politics, sex, triumphs and tragedies, THE WINTER CROWN is the much-awaited new novel in this trilogy and a rich, compelling story in its own right.

An awkward misfit, nine-year-old Fulke FitzWarin leaves his family for the household of Joscelin de Dinan, Lord of Ludlow. Once there, he begins to learn the knightly arts which he desperately hopes will free him from the shadows of his past. Joscelin's youngest daughter, Hawise, befriends Fulke when he most needs it. But as the years pass, an enemy to Ludlow changes their friendship unalterably, forcing them onto opposite sides of a cruel divide. When the menace to Ludlow intensifies, Fulke must confront the future head on or fail on all counts, all the while desperate to know if Hawise stands with or against him.