A Place Beyond Courage (US)

✍ Scribed by Chadwick, Elizabeth

• Book ID: 107900611
• Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: en-US
• Weight: 859 KB
• Category: Fiction

✦ Synopsis

"Picking up an Elizabeth Chadwick novel is like having a Bentley draw up at your door: you know you are in for a sumptouous ride." --Daily Telegraph

The early twelfth century is a time for ambitious men to prosper. John FitzGilbert is a man of honor and loyalty, sworn to royal service. When the old king dies, his successor rewards the handsome and ambitious John with castles and lands. But King Stephen has a tenuous hold on both his reign and his barons, and when jealous rivals at court seek to destroy John, he backs a woman's claim to the crown, sacrifices his marriage, and eventually is forced to make a gamblethat is perhaps one step too far.

Rich with detail, masterful in its storytelling, A Place Beyond Courage is a tale of impossible gambles and the real meaning of honor.

"The best writer of medieval fiction currently around."--Richard Lee, founder and publisher, Historical Novel Society

"A star back in Britain, Elizabeth Chadwick is...