Moonlight and Shadow

by Isolde Martyn

Book Overview

Set during the War of the Roses, Moonlight and Shadow is a rich saga of love, war, and intrigue from the award-winning author of The Knight and the Rose.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425186083
• ISBN13: 9780425186084
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Length: 462 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.2" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

I loved it!!!

Having read the other reviews on this book i felt compelled to offer my own opinion. Firstly, living in Australia i got the book until the title The Silver Bride which actually comes with a much classier cover than the one on this site. And because of this I didn't actually realise that it was meant to be a romance book, but I must say having read as just a book I throughly enjoyed it. Although it may be true that you lose some of Heloise's spark as it gets further through the book I still enjoyed the elements of romance and the historical elements of the book, and I think that if you don't actually read it as a romance book but rather as a book that is historically intersting with some romance thrown in then you will love it like I do. It is actually a very clever and interesting book, and i must say to the other reviewer you should have read the last 50 pages because Heloise's "spark" does come back. This book is now one of my favourite books :)

Same book - different title..

I won't bore you by telling you how fantastic I thought this book was...just wanted to let you know that in some countries (Australia for example) this book has been sold under a different title - The Silver Bride. Just thought you should know.Other than that - buy it - it's a great novel by a very talented writer!

strong romance with deep historical personage and events

In 1483, merchant Sir Dudley Ballaster forces his oldest daughter Heloise and Sir Miles Rushden to marry at sword point. Not longer after exchanging, vows, Miles flees for Wales with plans to annul the marriage.Dudley informs his daughter that she must find refuge with her new spouse as he no longer will take care of her. Heloise follows Miles to his residence amidst the Duke of Buckingham's estate. Under disguise, Heloise gets inside and soon charms everyone whom comes into contact with her including her runaway husband. Miles wonders what happened to him as he loves his wife and wants her by his side forever.On the surface, MOONLIGHT AND SHADOW is a typical fifteenth century romance. However, adding depth to the strong romance is historical personage and events from the real world in which a fragile peace ending the War of the Roses needs very little to break back into civil war. It is the effortless ability to interweave real people and occurrences into her story lines as she has done with this wonderful novel that makes Isolde Martyn highly regarded and her books so appreciated by more than just sub-genre fans.Harriet Klausner