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Winter Siege

Winter Siege

by Ariana Franklin (Author)

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    Hardcover 2014

    $4.47
Synopsis

Run, run, girl. In the name of God, run. 1141. A mercenary watches from the icy reeds as a little girl with red hair is attacked by his own men. He is powerless to stop them. But a strange twist of fate brings them together again. Sheltering in a church, he finds the girl freezing cold, close to death, clutching a sliver of parchment. And now he is certain of what he must do. He will bring her back to life. He will train her to fight. And he will protect her from the man who calls himself a monk, who lost a piece of parchment he will do anything to get back ...An epic account of the brutal winter when Stephen and Matilda tore England apart in their battle for its crown - when atrocities were inflicted on the innocent, but bravery found a home in an old solider and a young girl.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 368
 Publisher: Bantam Press
Published: 09 Oct 2014
ISBN 10: 0593070615
ISBN 13: 9780593070611
Book Overview: One child holds the key to peace. One man will stop at nothing to silence her ...

Media Reviews
Winter Siege is a thrilling novel infused with the haunting spirit of the Cambridgeshire Fens, at turns rousing and chilling. Recommended. James Wilde, author of the bestselling Hereward Original, atmospheric and genuinely moving ... [this] heartfelt story of survival and redemption captures the imagination and does not let go. Giles Kristian, author of God of Vengeance and the Raven trilogy An absorbing re-creation of the 12th Century ... this is a fast-moving story of humbler folk caught up in cruel battles. The Independent A strongly flavoured tale, thoroughly researched and well imagined, and the siege itself is magnificently vivid and exciting Guardian Told with colloquial vigour, a gripping narrative. Sunday Times
Author Bio
Ariana Franklin was born in Devon and, like her father, became a journalist. Having invaded Wales dressed in combat uniform with the Royal Marines for one of their military exercises, accompanied the Queen on a royal visit, missed her own twenty-first birthday party because she had to cover a murder, she married, almost inevitably, another journalist. She then abandoned her career in national newspapers and settled down in the country to bring up two daughters, study medieval history and write. Ariana was the author of the acclaimed, award-winning Mistress of the Art of Death series. She passed away in 2011, before she was able to deliver the manuscript for Winter Siege. Her daughter, Samantha, decided to complete the novel on her mother's behalf. Samantha Norman is a journalist and broadcaster who is mad about horses. She lives in west London with her two sons Harry and Charlie, and their dogs Becks and Spider.