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The splendor of the Middle Ages, the violence of the Crusades, the power of love. «Meticulously researched and powerfully written. Juliane Stadler's epic The Crown of the Heavens is an historical novel in a class of its own!»Daniel Wolf, author of The Salt of the EarthFrance,...
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The crown of the heavens
The splendor of the Middle Ages, the violence of the Crusades, the power of love. «Meticulously researched and powerfully written. Juliane Stadler's epic The Crown of the Heavens is an historical novel in a class of its own!» France, 1189. Aveline, a craftsman's daughter, decides to join the Third Crusade in the hope of atoning for a grave sin. Posing as an archer named Avery in Emperor Barbarossa's army, she is wounded in Acre, the city that serves as the gateway to the Holy Land, fiercely defended by Saladin's men. Aveline then confides her secret to Étienne, an apprentice surgeon and the disowned son of a noble family. But when love blossoms between them, the young people realize that their past has finally caught up with them... and that their worst enemy is not among the Saracens, but within their own ranks. Critics have said: «The captivating and three-dimensional writing style makes you feel as if you have been transported to the Middle Ages and perfectly identify with the vicissitudes of the era.» «Finally another great historical novel! The Crown of the Heavens has everything you could wish for and will inspire both male and female readers.» «What a great debut! Stadler combines excellent knowledge of the period with great narrative ability.» «Pure reading pleasure for all who seek universal themes such as love, struggle, friendship, and intrigue wrapped in history.» «A brilliant book! The highlight of the year, of the month..., of whatever. Just read it.» «A perfect book.» «The Crown of the Heavens is a lesson on humanity in difficult times embedded in an exciting history lesson.» «Stadler is a brilliant storyteller who knows how to combine emotion with the turmoil of battles and bring the era to life.» «A reading pleasure.» «The splendor and misery of the Middle Ages, the violence of the Crusades, risky intrigues# In her debut novel, Juliane Stadler has succeeded in turning it all into a fascinating novel.» |
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