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Title:
The Young Lion
Series:
Birth of the Plantagenets #1
Written by:
Blanche d'Alpuget 
Read by:
Colin Morgan 
Format:
Unabridged CD Audio Book 
Number of CDs:
13 
Duration:
14 hours 51 minutes 
Published:
December 01 2019 
Available Date:
December 01 2019 
Age Category:
Adult 
ISBN:
9780655623564 
Genres:
Fiction; Australian Fiction; Historical Fiction 
Publisher:
Bolinda audio 
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The first book in the Birth of the Plantagenets series is sumptuous, rich historical fiction.

Queen Eleanor of France, said to be the most beautiful woman in Europe, has not been able to give birth to an heir. A strategic liaison with Geoffrey the Handsome, the virile and charming Duke of Normandy, could remedy that – or lead to her downfall and Geoffrey's death. What begins with cool calculation becomes a passionate affair. Despite his love for Eleanor, however, Geoffrey has larger plans: to help his warrior son, Henry, seize the English throne. When Henry saves his father from discovery and execution by the French, he falls foul of Eleanor – and madly in love with her Byzantine maid. Should he become King of England, however, this dazzling woman will never be acceptable as his queen. These intertwined relationships – heated, forbidden and perilous – are the heart of a vivid story of ambition, vengeance and political intrigue set in the glorious flowering of troubadour culture, mysticism and learning that is 12th-century France.

‘Blanche d’Alpuget … has a remarkable ear for the passions and cravings of her characters. Her narrative is so fresh and energetic you will swear she’s bringing us a first-hand account.’
Stephanie Dowrick

‘This is exuberant story-telling history, full of sex, passion and politics.’
Geraldine Doogue