The World"s Fair Rose
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Rosamund was born in poverty and rose to become one of the beauties of her age. She captured the King"s heart thus drawing herself into a dangerous rivalry with his wife, the formidable Eleanor. Henry II shows his devotion to Rosamund, his fair rose, by building a bower safe within a maze and making her the richest woman of her age. Rosamund must risk the wrath of Eleanor and the church, and run the gauntlet of moral persecution in a society that was unforgiving towards women. Now, in this new historical fiction, Rosamund"s life in 12th Century England has been vividly imagined This is not just a romantic, historical romp, it"s a story as tragic and timeless as it is scandalous!