The Summer Queen
Subtitle: a novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine
By: Elizabeth Chadwick
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Naperville, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 504
ISBN-13: 9781402294068
Subjects: Fiction; History
Description: Young, golden-haired and blue-eyed Eleanor has everything to look forward to as the heiress to wealthy Aquitaine. But when her beloved father dies suddenly in the summer of 1137, her childhood is over. Forced to marry the young prince Louis of France, she barely adjusts before another death catapults them to being crowned King and Queen of France. Leaving everything behind, Eleanor must face the complex and vivacious French court. She is only 13. Barely out of childhood, and forced to deal with great scandals, fraught relationships and forbidden love at every turn, Eleanor finally sees what her future could hold if she could just seize the moment.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [501]-502).