Revolt (e-bog) af Dupont-Monod, Clara
Dupont-Monod, Clara (forfatter)

Revolt e-bog

154,35 DKK (inkl. moms 192,94 DKK)
It is with a soft voice, full of menace, that our mother commands us to overthrow our father . . . Richard Lionheart tells the story of his mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine. In 1173, she and three of her sons instigate a rebellion to overthrow the English king, her husband Henry Plantagenet. What prompts this revolt? How does a great queen persuade her children to rise up against their father? And ...
E-bog 154,35 DKK
Forfattere Dupont-Monod, Clara (forfatter), Diver, Ruth (oversætter)
Forlag Quercus
Udgivet 6 august 2020
Genrer Historical fiction
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781529402872
It is with a soft voice, full of menace, that our mother commands us to overthrow our father . . . Richard Lionheart tells the story of his mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine. In 1173, she and three of her sons instigate a rebellion to overthrow the English king, her husband Henry Plantagenet. What prompts this revolt? How does a great queen persuade her children to rise up against their father? And how does a son cope with this crushing conflict of loyalties?Replete with poetry and cruelty, this story takes us to the heart of the relationship between a mother and her favourite son - two individuals sustained by literature, unspoken love, honour and terrible violence.