Daughters of the Grail

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Summary: Daughters of the Grail-An Unusual Quest Satisfied!
Review: From the back cover: "Thirteenth-century France. Bridget has grown up mastering the mystical gifts of her her ancestor, Mary Magdalene, whose unbroken female lineage has kept a legacy of wisdom alive for a thousand years. But the all-powerful Catholic church has sworn to destroy Bridget for using her healing talents and supernatural abilities

Bridget's duty to continue the bloodline leads her into the arms of Raoul de Montvallant-a Catholic. But when the Church's savage religious intolerance causes Raoul to turn rebel, a terrible vengeance is exacted by Simon de Montfort, the unstoppable Catholic leader of a crusade against peaceful "heretics."

As the war rages on, it is the children of these passionate souls, Magda and Dominic, who must strive to preserve the ancient knowledge for future generations-and find the love and courage to endure..."

This is a highly engaging and exciting read! I'm not ususally one for anything even remotely related to a French storyline, but this book is definitely an exception! It is an out-of-print title but I found a copy on the interenet quite easily. READ IT, YOU WON'T BE SORRY YOU DID!

Rating:
Summary: Daughters of the Grail-An Unusual Quest Satisfied!
Review: From the back cover: "Thirteenth-century France. Bridget has grown up mastering the mystical gifts of her her ancestor, Mary Magdalene, whose unbroken female lineage has kept a legacy of wisdom alive for a thousand years. But the all-powerful Catholic church has sworn to destroy Bridget for using her healing talents and supernatural abilities

Bridget's duty to continue the bloodline leads her into the arms of Raoul de Montvallant-a Catholic. But when the Church's savage religious intolerance causes Raoul to turn rebel, a terrible vengeance is exacted by Simon de Montfort, the unstoppable Catholic leader of a crusade against peaceful "heretics."

As the war rages on, it is the children of these passionate souls, Magda and Dominic, who must strive to preserve the ancient knowledge for future generations-and find the love and courage to endure..."

This is a highly engaging and exciting read! I'm not ususally one for anything even remotely related to a French storyline, but this book is definitely an exception! It is an out-of-print title but I found a copy on the interenet quite easily. READ IT, YOU WON'T BE SORRY YOU DID!

Rating:
Summary: Solid Historical Fare
Review: The Middle Ages is Elizabeth Chadwick's home away from home. A British author, her website notes that she does research through participation in reenactments of Medieval life. Having suffered way too much from anachronistic novels, I always grab one of her books with pleasure knowing that her Middle Ages is deeper than wall paper on the computer screen.

This book is a multigenerational novel (don't be put off) dealing with the events surrounding the suppression of the Cathars by the Catholic Church in 13th century Languedoc. However, the author concentrates on the lives of a mother and daughter who stand outside both the Cathar and the Catholic religions, the keeper of a treasure that their family has been guarding down the ages.

Because of the connection between the England and France (remember Normandy and the Aquitaine), this inevitably draws in some nobles who also are also well known figures in English history. An entertaining historical novel with touches of fantasy.

Rating:
Summary: Solid Historical Fare
Review: The Middle Ages is Elizabeth Chadwick's home away from home. A British author, her website notes that she does research through participation in reenactments of Medieval life. Having suffered way too much from anachronistic novels, I always grab one of her books with pleasure knowing that her Middle Ages is deeper than wall paper on the computer screen.

This book is a multigenerational novel (don't be put off) dealing with the events surrounding the suppression of the Cathars by the Catholic Church in 13th century Languedoc. However, the author concentrates on the lives of a mother and daughter who stand outside both the Cathar and the Catholic religions, the keeper of a treasure that their family has been guarding down the ages.

Because of the connection between the England and France (remember Normandy and the Aquitaine), this inevitably draws in some nobles who also are also well known figures in English history. An entertaining historical novel with touches of fantasy.