The Secret Eleanor: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine

by Cecelia Holland

Book Overview

Eleanor of Aquitaine seized hold of life in the 12th century in a way any modern woman would envy 1151: As Duchess of Aquitaine, Eleanor grew up knowing what it was to be regarded for herself and not for her husband's title. Now, as wife to Louis VII and Queen of France, she has found herself unsatisfied with reflected glory-and feeling constantly under threat, even though she outranks every woman in Paris. Then, standing beside her much older husband...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425234509
• ISBN13: 9780425234501
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher