Rumon and Merewyn meet and from that hour their lives are intertwined. He gladly leaves his home in Provence but his hopes are dashed when his ship is wrecked off the Cornish coast. Rumon, a young French prince, has always dreamed of finding the idyllic island of hearsay and legend, Avalon. Merewyn has grown up in savage 10th Century Cornwall a lonely girl, sustained by stubborn courage and pride in her descent from the great King Arthur. ' brought history so vividly to life' (Philippa Gregory)
His search leads him across the Atlantic to an unknown land, disappointment, and, at last, fulfillment and peace.From the bestselling author of Katherine, this is the spellbinding story of a young French prince and a Cornish girl caught up in the intrigue of the 10th Century English Court.Ī spellbinding story of a young French prince and a Cornish girl caught up in the intrigue of the 10th Century English Court. When her murderous bid to capture the throne for her son comes to light, Rumon is finally freed, and he turns to Merewyn, only to find that he has lost her.
At court, Queen Alfrida dazzles him with her beauty and holds him in subjection to her will. Bound by his vow to her dying mother, Rumon brings Merewyn safely to England and keeps from her and all others the shameful secret of her birth. Chance-or fate-in the form of a shipwreck off the Cornish coast brings Rumon and Merewyn together, and from that hour their lives are intertwined.
He has visions of the Islands of the Blessed, perhaps King Arthur's Avalon, "where falls not hail, or rain, or any snow." Merewyn grows up in savage Cornwall-a lonely girl, sustained by her stubborn courage and belief that she is descended from the great King Arthur. Prince Rumon of France, descendant of Charlemagne and King Alfred, is a searcher. Princes, Vikings, and the history of tenth-century England come together in this saga of exploration and unrequited love.
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