The Falcons of Montabard

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In the aftermath of tragedy and scandal, Sabin FitzSimon, illegitimate son of a Norman earl, leaves England for the Holy Land in search of a new beginning. At first it seems impossible as the demons from his past life return to haunt him. There is more scandal and banishment, and Sabin finds his back to the wall. In the heat and dust, magnificence and danger of Northern Syria, he must either face himself, or be vanquished. Annais, daughter of Edmund Strongfist is a quiet, convent-raised young woman when she accompanies her father to their new life in the Holy Land. Her encounters with Sabin FitzSimon leave her bewildered, desirous, and more than a little hostile. Bravely facing up to heartache, an arranged marriage, war and death, she falls deeply in love with the country and its people. But it will take more than love to secure what she holds dear, including Sabin FitzSimon. It will take courage, endurance and raw determination to succeed...

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Published
15/05/2004

Publisher
Sphere

ISBN
9780751532722

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'Set in the early 12th century, the story is a neat mixture of fact and fiction. The marrying of the two is seamless. Absorbing and page-turning, I thoroughly recommend it' - HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW

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Wayward young Sabin FitzSimon (bastard son of a Norman earl) leaves England for the Holy Land in 1120 - hoping for a fresh start, under the watchful eye of knight Edmund Strongfist and his convent-raised daughter, Annais. Soon chatelaine of an Outremer castle, Annais seems out of Sabin's reach. In love and through danger, both are tested to the limit in these turbulent crusader times, when Franks and Saracens are constantly at war and marriage is a matter of business, not choice. Chadwick's thirteenth novel draws on an actual daring rescue of King Baldwin of Jerusalem and child hostages really held for ransom. Here's a writer (recently shortlisted for Romantic Novelists'Awards) skilled at making the blood surge and the senses tingle, who knows hauberk from gambeson. An exhilarating, robust, sometimes racy and thoroughly exciting romantic historical adventure, steeped in all things authentically medieval - from street cookstall fare to the colourful opulence of Jerusalem's twelfth century court. (Kirkus UK)