THE POISON MAIDEN

Book ID/图书代码： 06140507B16754

English Summary/英文概要： 1308: murder and mayhem are rife in the court of Edward II. The ’Poison Maiden’ is rumoured to have arrived in England forcing Mathilde of Westminster to face her most dangerous opponent yet.
England hovers on the brink of civil war. Edward II, his wife Isabella and the royal favourite Gaveston, Earl of Cornwall, have been forced to retreat to the King’s ‘folly’, as just an arrowshot away lie the Great Lords and Philip IV of France. They demand the King surrender Cornwall, so they can charge him with high treason. Edward is trapped, and worse, he has learnt that Philip has the ‘Poison Maiden’ on his side, a formidable spy who did untold damage during his father’s reign. As Edward tries in vain to unmask the identity of the spy, Mathilde, handmaiden to the Queen, is called upon to assist the King in his endeavours.
Soon the crisis spills over into violence. The Lords attempt to take Cornwall by force and the King and his Court, including Mathilde, are forced to flee. As the enemy closes in, Mathilde finds herself embroiled not only in a brutal struggle for the English crown, but also for her own life.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 1308年，愛德華二世在位期間，謀殺和重罪橫行。英格蘭徘徊在內戰的邊緣。愛德華二世和他的妻子伊莎貝拉，以及皇室的寵兒，康維爾伯爵Peter Gaveston，被迫撤退到the King’s ‘folly’。不遠處就是大領主、法國國王菲利普五世的領地，他要求判處康維爾伯爵叛國罪。愛德華身陷困境，更糟的是，“毒美人”站在飛利浦那一邊。“毒美人”是他父親統治時期一個令人聞風喪膽的間諜。愛德華試圖找出“毒美人”的真實身份但是徒勞一場。皇后的侍女馬蒂爾德也試圖追查這威脅背後的真相。但是這場危機很快演變成暴力事件……(Flora)

Awards/获奖情况：US option publisher: St Martin’s Press
Rights sold: French (10/18)
Option publishers: Bulgarian (Ednorog)
Translation rights: Headline/Available

About the Author/作者介绍： Paul Doherty is headmaster of a school in north-east London and lives with his family in Essex.

Format:HARDCOVER

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