Review: Beautifully written!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 3, 2012
Set in the tapestry of ongoing conflict and politics in the year 1087, this sensual, bittersweet love story between Agneta and Sir Caedmon Woolgar is beautifully written.Neither would declare their love, even after being married and sharing uncontrollable passion, in fear that it wasn't reciprocated. He felt she'd never forgive the part he'd played in the destruction of her home and her parent's death, and so kept his true feelings to himself. Attracted from the day she'd met him, Agneta fought her love saying nothing, believing he had no deep feelings for her anyway.Caedmon, along with his mother and a party of others fled from the growing hostilities in their area. With his mother's help, he arranged for Agneta and him to be wed and they all left together for his birth home in Normandie. Because he was a Saxon and had deeply buried dislikes for the Normans, he found living there uncomfortable. Pulled apart by his dislike of the people, nevertheless his love for the house and lands inherited from the Saxon who he believed to be his father did make him happy.Until he found out the truth. That he'd been living a lie his whole life. Conflicted, full of fury at life's injustice, he left his home and fled to join the crusades where he found himself fighting alongside the Norman's who he'd always held in such distain. To understand the loyalties involved--those that drove the actions of our hero--it's imperative to accept how deeply ingrained was a man's heritage.The research in this book shone through every page. Many facts about the rivalries, battles and governing royalty were woven into the story...so if you like history, you'll love A Man of Value.