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The Secret Eleanor: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine Paperback - 2010 - 1st Edition

by Cecelia Holland

Eleanor of Aquitaine seized hold of life in the 12th century in a way any modern woman would envy!

1151: As Duchess of Aquitaine, Eleanor grew up knowing what it was to be regarded for herself and not for her husband's title. Now, as wife to Louis VII and Queen of France, she has found herself unsatisfied with reflected glory-and feeling constantly under threat, even though she outranks every woman in Paris.

Then, standing beside her much older husband in the course of a court ceremony, Eleanor locks eyes with a man-hardly more than a boy, really-across the throne room, and knows that her world has changed irrevocably...

He is Henry D'Anjou, eldest son of the Duke of Anjou, and he is in line, somewhat tenuously, for the British throne. She meets him in secret. She has a gift for secrecy, for she is watched like a prisoner by spies even among her own women. She is determined that Louis must set her free. Employing deception and disguise, seduction and manipulation, Eleanor is determined to find her way to power-and make her mark on history.


Summary

Eleanor of Aquitaine seized hold of life in the 12th century in a way any modern woman would envy!

1151: As Duchess of Aquitaine, Eleanor grew up knowing what it was to be regarded for herself and not for her husband's title. Now, as wife to Louis VII and Queen of France, she has found herself unsatisfied with reflected glory-and feeling constantly under threat, even though she outranks every woman in Paris.

Then, standing beside her much older husband in the course of a court ceremony, Eleanor locks eyes with a man-hardly more than a boy, really- across the throne room, and knows that her world has changed irrevocably...

He is Henry D'Anjou, eldest son of the Duke of Anjou, and he is in line, somewhat tenuously, for the British throne. She meets him in secret. She has a gift for secrecy, for she is watched like a prisoner by spies even among her own women. She is determined that Louis must set her free. Employing deception and disguise, seduction and manipulation, Eleanor is determined to find her way to power-and make her mark on history.

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  • Title The Secret Eleanor: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine
  • Author Cecelia Holland
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Berkley Books
  • Date 2010-08-03
  • ISBN 9780425234501 / 0425234509
  • Weight 0.69 lbs (0.31 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.36 x 0.97 in (21.59 x 13.61 x 2.46 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, France
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010011392
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

"Cecelia Holland moves through history like a sorceress with a time machine." – Richmond Times–Dispatch



"Holland remains in the front rank of the genre." – Chicago Sun–Times



"Miss Holland exhibits sure command of her material, a rich imagination, and a precision of tone that is equaled by few writers." – The New York Times



"[An] intelligently and lushly developed saga…moves with great energy but without neglecting rich detail; the dim past springs to buoyant and believable life." – Booklist

Citations

  • Booklist, 07/01/2010, Page 32
  • Romantic Times, 08/01/2010, Page 48

About the author

Cecelia Holland is the author of more than 30 novels, including The Secret Eleanor and The King's Watch. She lives in northern California, where she teaches creative writing.
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