A Triple Knot

Name: A Triple Knot
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)
Author: Emma Campion
ISBN: 9781494570804

Author: Emma Campion

Narrator: Heather Wilds

Unabridged: 7 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/29/2014

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

Joan of Kent, renowned beauty and cousin to King Edward III, is destined for a politically strategic marriage. As the king begins a long dynastic struggle to claim the crown of France, plunging England into the Hundred Years' War, he negotiates her betrothal to a potential ally and heir of a powerful lordship.

But Joan, haunted by nightmares of her father's execution at the hands of her treacherous royal kin, fears the king's selection and is not resigned to her fate. She secretly pledges herself to one of the king's own knights, one who has become a trusted friend and protector. Now she must defend her vow as the king—furious at Joan's defiance—prepares to marry her off to another man.

In A Triple Knot, Emma Campion brings Joan, the "Fair Maid of Kent," to glorious life, deftly weaving details of King Edward III's extravagant court into a rich and emotionally resonant tale of intrigue, love, and betrayal.

About Emma Campion

Emma Campion is a pseudonym of Candace Robb, the author of the Margaret Kerr mysteries and the Owen Archer mysteries. Emma did her graduate work in medieval literature and history, and she is the author of the critically acclaimed novel The King's Mistress. Born in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, she now lives in Seattle.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Heidi

I love historical fiction about the English monarchy and court. This time period, the 1300's, is one that I wasn't very familiar with, which was fine with me. I'm always up for learning something new while being entertained. Warning, there are some minor spoilers ahead if you aren't familiar with En......more

Goodreads review by Albus Eugene Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore

The Fair Maid of Kent «Palazzo di Woodstock. Novembre 1338. Il padre di Giovanna, Edmondo, conte di Kent, fu decapitato prima che lei compisse quattro anni … » Gand, Paesi Bassi, 1340. La giovanissima Plantageneta Giovanna di Kent (1328 – 1385), cugina del Re Edoardo III, sposa clandestinamente il......more

Goodreads review by Susan (susayq ~)

wonderful recount of Joan of Kent's life. I didn't know much about her going into this so I liked it quite a bit.......more

Goodreads review by Samantha

I have been slightly more generous in my rating of this book than my comrades in literature, so now I will have to attempt to explain why. First, I received an ebook copy from Netgalley, so I cannot comment on the jacket description. I will admit that the cover art did not appeal to me, but that is......more