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Large print edition. |
| Description |
545 pages (large print) ; 23 cm |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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large print. rda |
| Note |
"Published in 2015 by arrangement with William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers." |
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Originally published as Winter siege / Ariana Franklin and Samantha Norman. London : Bantam Press, an imprint of Transworld Publishers, 2014. |
| Summary |
1141. England is engulfed in war as King Stephen and his cousin, the Empress Matilda, vie for the crown. In this dangerous world, a depraved monk obsessed with redheads kidnaps Emma, an eleven-year old peasant, and leaves her for dead. When Gwil, an archer for hire, finds her, Emma has no memory of her previous life. Gwil dresses her as a boy, names her Penda, and teaches her to use a bow. Together they make their way to the small but strategic castle of fifteen-year old Maud, who has tempted fate by giving shelter to the empress. But there is one man who hasn't forgotten the little red-haired girl. He has some unfinished business with her and he is determined to finish it. And one freezing winter in a castle completely besieged, he might well get his chance. |
| Subject |
Stephen, King of England, 1097?-1154 -- Fiction.
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Matilda, Empress, consort of Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1102-1167 -- Fiction.
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Civil war -- Great Britain -- Fiction.
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Archers -- Fiction.
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Amnesiacs -- Fiction.
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Princesses -- Great Britain -- Fiction.
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Sieges -- Fiction.
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Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Fiction.
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Child sexual abuse by clergy -- Fiction.
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Great Britain -- History -- Stephen, 1135-1154 -- Fiction.
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| Genre |
Historical fiction.
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Suspense fiction.
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Mystery fiction.
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Large type books.
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| Added Author |
Norman, Samantha, author.
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| Other Title |
Winter siege |
| ISBN |
9781410478610 (hardcover) : $30.99 |
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1410478610 (hardcover) |
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