Devil's Brood - by Sharon Kay Penman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The long-awaited and highly anticipated final volume in Penman's trilogy of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine offers a tumultuous conclusion to this timeless story of love, power, ambition, and betrayal.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A.D. 1172. Henry II's three eldest sons conspire against him and align themselves with his greatest enemy, King Louis of France, but it's Eleanor of Aquitaine's involvement in the plot to overthrow her husband that proves to be the harshest betrayal. As a royal family collapses and a marriage ends in all but name, the clash between these two strong-willed and passionate souls will have far-reaching and devastating consequences throughout Christendom. <p/><b>Devil's Brood</b>, a breathtaking and sweeping epic of a family at its breaking point, shows how two monumental figures once bound by all-consuming love became the bitterest of adversaries.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"[Sharon Kay] Penman does a remarkable job of depicting passionate, dramatic characters and the perilous times in which they live. For those who like their historical fiction as complex and tightly woven as a medieval tapestry, this book cannot fail to please."--<i>Library Journal, </i>starred review <p/>"Teeming with characters and authentic period detail, the novel is part splendid pageant and part history lecture."--<i>Booklist <p/></i>"Penman writes about the medieval world and its people with vigor, compassion and clarity."--<i>San Francisco Chronicle<br></i><br>"A story so immediate and real that you'll feel like you've lived it."--<i>Historical Novels Review<br></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Sharon Kay Penman</b> has lived in England and Wales and currently resides in New Jersey. She is the author of six other novels: <i>Falls the Shadow</i>, <i>Here Be Dragons</i>, <i>The Reckoning</i>, <i>The Sunne in Splendour</i>, <i>When Christ and His Saints Slept</i>, and the first Justin de Quincy adventure: <i>The Queen's Man</i>.
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