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Title: The Love Knot by Elizabeth Chadwick ISBN: 0-312-24407-X Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: December, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.38 (8 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: I couldn't even finish it...
Comment: Whilst some of the period detail is well researched I found the plot predicatble in the extreme. The characters very one dimensional, so much so they might have said "Hello, I'm the evil villan", "Hello, I'm the handsome hero" and so on.
As the heroine is supposed to be a herbalist and healer being taught by a "witch", why didn't Chadwick do research into medieval witchcraft? She appears to have read a Wicca 101 book and taken that as historically accurate. A Saxon (yes, SAXON) witch babbling about the Maid, Mother and Crone? Come ON, you don't even have to do a LOT of research to be able to tell the difference between Saxon beliefs and modern Wicca!!!
Very poor as far as I got (and that wasn't very far).
Rating: 5
Summary: The Love Knot
Comment: I'm a big fan of Elizabeth Chadwick and her stories never fail to impress me. The Love Knot is a wonderful story set amongst the Civil War between King Stephen and his cousin, Empress Maude. It realistically depicts the strife of that age, the sadness, the betrayals, the violence of the Medieval times, etc. I highly recommend this book and any of Elizabeth Chadwick's stories. Her detail to historical accuracy is commendable.
Rating: 5
Summary: An Excellent Medieval Tale!
Comment: This story centers around Oliver Pascal, who returns home from a pilgrimage in the Holy Land, only to find that he has lost his lands to Flemish Mercenaries, in the pay of King Stephen of England. He becomes a hearth knight for Robert of Gloucester, illegitimate brother to Empress Mathilda, hoping someday to regain his lands. He is a widower who lost his wife in childbirth. He rescues Catrin from a razed village and brings her and young Richard, illegitmate royal son and half-brother to Robert of Gloucester, to Bristol. He and Catrin eventually fall in love, lose each other and come back together in time. But not before they undergo many adventures during the turbulent times of Prince Henry II and King Stephen. This was a wonderful story, and I couldn't wait to read it at every opportunity. It portrays not only what life was like for the nobles but also for the common people in great, descriptive detail. A fantanstic read! I found this book in a used book store and I'm very glad I bought it. Even though this title is out-of-print, it is worth finding! If you like/love medieval stories, this book is for you!
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Title: Lords Of The White Castle by Elizabeth Chadwick ISBN: 0312288271 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 09 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: The Winter Mantle by Elizabeth Chadwick ISBN: 0312312911 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 08 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: The Marsh King's Daughter by Elizabeth Chadwick ISBN: 0312264917 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 11 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: The Champion by Elizabeth Chadwick ISBN: 0312192460 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 1998 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: The Conquest by Elizabeth Chadwick ISBN: 0312154976 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: August, 1997 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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