THE CHOSEN QUEEN
Book ID/图书代码： 06580014B75415
English Summary/英文概要： THE CHOSEN QUEEN is the first in a trilogy which tells the story of the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 from the perspective of the three queens whose husbands were the prime movers in the political and military drama of the period.
In this gripping novel, young Lady Edyth learns what it means to love, to be Queen and to fight for what she believes in - even if it means making the greatest sacrifice of all.
Love should be free: that is what Edyth Alfgarsdottir has always believed. As a young girl she witnessed Earl Harold standing barefoot in his handfast marriage to the beautiful Lady Svana and has yearned for her own love match ever since.
Amongst England’s royal court, marriages are not often chosen for love and political matches are rife while King Edward is still without an heir. When her family are exiled to the wild Welsh court, Edyth unexpectedly finds herself falling for the charismatic Griffin - first King of all of Wales. Becoming his Queen catapults Edyth onto the opposing side of a bitter feud between England and Wales. She has to grow up fast but has the support and encouragement of her closest friend, Lady Svana.
Years later, Edyth is in line to take the crown of England. This time the lines of love and duty are far more blurred. As 1066 dawns, Edyth and Svana will be asked to make an even greater sacrifice, perhaps the greatest of all. In the midst of war, can love - and freedom - survive?
The Norman Conquest, approaching its 950th anniversary in October 2016, is a period enjoying a renewed interest in popular culture. Joanna Courtney’s novel blends the drama of violent factional power struggles with a compelling romance.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书是从1066年英国诺曼登陆中三位女王的角度讲述这段历史的系列三部曲的第一部。这三位女王的丈夫都是该时期政治、军事进程中的领军人物。
小说主人公Edyth Alfgarsdottir从小就相信自由的爱情。她曾经目睹了Harold伯爵和美丽的Svana的美满婚姻，也憧憬着自己的爱情。
在英格兰皇宫，婚姻通常并非出于爱情。在爱德华国王尚无子嗣的时候，政治联姻非常普遍。Edyth一家被流放到了威尔士，而Edyth意外地爱上了威尔士的第一任国王——魅力非凡的Griffin。成为威尔士的女王令其陷入了英格拉和威尔士之间的宿怨之中。她不得不在好友Svana的支持和鼓励下快速成长。而随着1066年的到来，她和Svana都将做出人生之中最大的牺牲。在战火之中，爱和自由能够最终胜出吗？而在这个过程中，Edyth最终领悟到了爱情的真谛，学会成为女王，不惜一切代价为自己的信念而战！
2016年10月是诺曼征服950周年纪念，这一时期又开始成为流行文化焦点。作者的这部作品融合了激烈的派系权力斗争和浪漫的爱情故事，定能受到广大读者的欢迎。（LYR）
Awards/获奖情况：引人入胜，扣人心弦，浪漫动人——Tracy Bloom
一个情节回辉煌、丰富的有关爱情、友情、牺牲的史诗故事，将带你进入另一个时空。我非常喜欢这部作品，并十分期待该系列的下一本小说。——Rachael Lucas，作家
故事令人心碎。是一部必读作品，我非常喜欢。——Freda Lightfoot，作家
一部引人入胜、扣人心弦的作品。我一开始就被深深吸引并且爱不释卷。Joanna Courtney是历史小说界的冉冉新星，我强烈推荐这位作者，并十分期待她接下来的作品。——Bookbabblers
Gripping, intriguing, romantic (Tracy Bloom)
A glorious, rich, epic story of love, friendship and sacrifice which will sweep you up and transport you to another time. I absolutely loved this and can’t wait for the next book in the series. (Rachael Lucas, author of Sealed With A Kiss and Coming Up Roses)
The story reaches a heart-rending climax. A must read. I loved it (Freda Lightfoot, author of The Amber Keeper)
With lovely writing and a terrific sense of narrative drive, Joanna Courtney portrays an era of change through a story about a long forgotten Queen. In The Chosen Queen, Edyth is a heroine who inhabits a convincingly re-created historical world, peopled with personalities whose lives leap from the page. Superb! (Carol McGrath, author of The Daughters of Hastings trilogy)
’A beautifully written multi layered tale with a tremendously authentic sense of place and time . . . an epic feel . . . highly recommended’ (LizLovesBooks)
’An absorbing and emotional debut novel’ (Candis magazine)
A fascinating and gripping read, I was hooked from the very first page and didn’t want to put it down. Joanna Courtney is a new talent in the world of historical fiction and one that I would highly recommend. I look forward to reading more by this fantastic author (Bookbabblers)
About the Author/作者介绍： JOANNA COURTNEY，从小就十分热爱写作，在出版本小说之前曾经在多本女性杂志上发表了200多篇小说和系列故事。这部小说是她创作的三部曲中的第一部，由PanMacmillan在2015年5月出版。
My first literary accolade was a creative writing prize at primary school and from that point on I wanted to be a novelist. I was always reading as a child and often made up stories for my brother and sister on long car journeys. I was also a huge Enid Blyton fan and by ten I was writing my own (doubtless terrible) boarding school novels. Perhaps inevitably, I took my degree in English literature and it was at Cambridge, specialising in medieval literature, that I first discovered what has become a true passion for ancient history.
I took a sidestep after university to work in a wonderful textiles factory in Lancashire - a move that led me to my lovely husband, but didn’t satisfy my yearning to write. Married and living in Derbyshire, however, I took up my pen again in the sparse hours available between raising my two stepchildren and two more of my own. At that hectic time, I primarily wrote shorter fiction and I’ve had well over 200 stories and serials published in women’s magazines. Now though, with the older two leaving home and the younger two at secondary school, my time has opened up and it’s been a joy to fill it with my historical trilogy - The Queens of the Conquest.
I find the Saxons, Vikings and Normans absolutely fascinating. The more I research their world, the more I realise how cruel the term ’dark ages’ is, as these people had hugely sophisticated clothing, jewellery, art, poetry, economics and judicial systems. They were also just people, as we are people and I firmly believe that they must have largely felt much the same as we do. Amusement, embarrassment, grief, hatred and - perhaps above all - love are not modern inventions and I have loved creating a cast of, hopefully, believable characters to help readers experience this fantastic era for themselves.
My trilogy is about the amazing stories of the three women vying to be Queen of England in 1066 - Edyth of Mercia, wife of King Harold; Elizaveta of Kiev; wife of Harald Hardrada; and Matilda of Flanders, wife of William the Conqueror. I am thrilled it is being published by PanMacmillan and very much hope that readers enjoy the first novel - The Chosen Queen - out in May 2015.
Format:HARDCOVER
Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE
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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Eng (UK) - Pan Macmillan (May 2015)
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