Here's a sneak peak at the back cover of the book!
Love united them. Destiny drove them apart. When Avicia, a Norman noblewoman, makes a careless but costly mistake with a prized falcon, the brutal punishment nearly claims her life. Her Saxon lover, Edric of Newington, witnesses her ordeal but cannot share her fate. Another destiny awaits him in England, and the prospect of a loveless marriage. Swept away in the arms of another, Avicia enters the treacherous court of Duke William of Normandy. Through the years, Edric and Avicia reunite in a timeless, forbidden love, but a bitter rivalry for the English throne divides them. In a world forever altered in the aftermath of Hastings, hope rises and the chance to love again.
Lisa will graciously be awarding an autographed copy of her book to one lucky reader.
Here are the contest details:
1. Entrants must be from U.S. and Canada
2. Must be a follower of:
http://thebrooklynscribbler.blogspot.com/
http://historyandwomen.blogspot.com/
3. Tell Lisa why you are fascinated with medieval women and why you want to read this book.
Good luck everyone! This book is worth reading.
3 comments:
i'm not sure if i'm supposed to tell Lisa here or on her blog why i like medieval women. so i like them because ...i'm intrigued with that time period, how the people overcame the difficulties of life and enjoyed what they had. i don't know if that counts, but there it is. just glad i didn't live back then.
I remember reading years ago about an astounding fact of the medieval woman's life.
Everyone snickers about chastity belts but the truth is much more sobering. Women who had the misfortune to have untrusting husbands were subjected to these devices for years while their husbands went on crusades.
Since the unlucky had to wear these belts 24/7 for years through urination, menses and defication, as well as through ordinary life, they would develop infections that could not be treated. The infections could be severe enough to cause death and sometimes suicide because of unrelenting pain.
After reading this ignored snippet of history I began to ponder those women who suffered under constant and unceasing male oppression that was part of medieval living for women. I think no other time in mankind's history were women under such daily punishment. The blood of these martyrs calls me through the years and inspires me to hold onto whatever freedom I have today.
Thank you for the giveaway and please enter me.
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I was surprised to learn women went to priests for help, esp. in a political sense.
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