Daughters Of The Grail
By (Author) Elizabeth Chadwick
Little, Brown Book Group
Sphere
25th January 2007
7th December 2006
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.914
Paperback
448
Width 127mm, Height 196mm, Spine 30mm
306g
* A mediaeval historical saga set in 13th century France.
Thirteenth century France. Bridget has grown up mastering the mystical gifts of her ancestor, Mary Magdalene, whose unbroken female lineage has kept a legacy of wisdom alive for a thousand years. But the all-powerful Catholic Church has sworn to destroy Bridget for using her healing talents and supernatural abilities. Bridget's duty to continue the bloodline leads her into the arms of Raoul de Montvallant - a Catholic. But when the Church's savage religious intolerance causes Raoul to turn rebel, a terrible vengeance is exacted by Simon de Montfort, the unstoppable Catholic leader of a crusade against peaceful 'heretics'.'Suspenseful and dramatic. Readers will care about these characters' - Sharon Kay Penman
Elizabeth Chadwick lives near Nottingham with her husband, two sons and assorted animals including cats, dog and guinea pigs. She is the author of 15 historical novels, four of which have been shortlisted for awards.