num_pages: 314
description: An irresistible reimagining of the Robin Hood legend, Maid Marian brings to life the rollicking€”and romantic€”world of the Middle Ages.An orphan and heiress to a large country estate, Marian Fitzwater is wed at the age of five to an equally young nobleman, Lord Hugh of Sencaster, a union that joins her inheritance to his. But when she is seventeen, Lord Hugh, whom she hasn€™t seen in years, dies under mysterious circumstances. Marian is left alone again€”a widow who has never been a bride. But now, like all unmarried young ladies of fortune, she is made the ward of King Richard the Lionheart. Since Richard is away on Crusade, Marian€™s fate lies in the hands of his mother, the formidable Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine. The bridegroom Eleanor selects will get Marian€™s lands and, in return, pledge his loyalty€”and silver€”to the king. Marian herself is irrelevant and she knows it. Determined not to be sold into another sham marriage, she seeks
language: English
title: Maid Marian
titlecomplete: Maid Marian
characters: Little John, Robin Hood, The Sheriff of Nottingham, Elinor of Aquitaine, Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet, Richard the Lionheart, Prince John Lackland, Maid Marian, Allan-a-Dale
genres: Historical, British Literature, Young Adult, Medieval, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Retellings, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Romance
ratings_count: 1336
places: Sherwood Forest, England
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Gateway Readers Award
publisher: Three Rivers Press