num_pages: 452
description: 'You lay hands on a princess of the realm? It is treason.'' But this princess disobeys her King. Treason indeed.'A beloved wife. A hated queen. A journey to her destiny . . .If you love JOANNA COURTNEY ELIZABETH CHADWICK and PHILIPPA GREGORY you'll devour the highly-anticipated second novel in Carol McGrath's ROSE Trilogy !* ' Fascinating . . . Brings to life one of the most determined and remarkable queens of the medieval world' K. J. MAITLAND  author of The Drowned City* ' Completely engrossed me from the start . . . A wonderful read ' NICOLA CORNICK  author of The Forgotten Sister1266. Eleanor of Castile adored wife of the Crown Prince of England is still only a princess when she is held hostage in the brutal Baron's Rebellion and her baby daughter dies. Scarred by privation a bitter Eleanor swears revenge on those who would harm her family - and vows never to let herself be vulnerable again.As she rises to become Queen Eleanor keeps Olwen - a trusted herbalist who tried to save her daughter - by her side. But it is dangerous to be friendless in a royal household  and as the court sets out on crusade Olwen and Eleanor discover that the true battle for Europe may not be a matter of swords and lances but one fanned by whispers and spies . . .*' Vibrant  enticing and with fascinating detail . . . . It held me gripped from beginning to end' ALEXANDRA WALSH  author of The Marquess House Trilogy* 'Excels at sweeping the reader away on an engrossing journey . . . Great storytelling and superb research ' JANE JOHNSON  author of Court of Lions* 'Shines a true light on the gripping tale of Eleanor of Castile the love of Edward I's life ' SARA COCKERILL  author of Eleanor of Queen of France and England Mother of Empires* ' Pulls from the pages of history Eleanor of queen business woman and true partner to one of England's most forceful kings ' CRYSSA BAZOS  author of Severed Knot
language: English
title: The Damask Rose
publisher: Headline Accent