{"product_id":"captive-queen-a-novel-of-eleanor-of-aquitaine-9780345511881","title":"Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \"vibrant historical novel\" (\u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e) that brings vividly to life England's most passionate--and destructive--royal couple: Eleanor of Aquitaine and King Henry II, from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author hailed as \"the finest historian of English monarchical succession writing\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Stunning . . . Weir renders the bona fide plot twists of her heroine's life with all the mastery of a thriller author, marrying historical fact with licentious fiction.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNearing her thirtieth birthday, Eleanor of Aquitaine has spent the past dozen frustrating years as wife to the pious King Louis VII of France. But when Henry of Anjou, the young and dynamic future king of England, arrives at the French court, he and the seductive Eleanor experience a mutual passion powerful enough to ignite the world. Indeed, after the annulment of Eleanor's marriage to Louis and her remarriage to Henry, the union of this royal couple creates a vast empire that stretches from the Scottish border to the Pyrenees--and marks the beginning of the celebrated Plantagenet dynasty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Henry and Eleanor's marriage, charged with physical heat, begins a fiery downward spiral marred by power struggles and bitter betrayals. Amid the rivalries and infidelities, the couple's rebellious sons grow impatient for power, and the scene is set for a vicious and tragic conflict that will threaten to engulf them all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVivid in detail, epic in scope, \u003ci\u003eCaptive Queen\u003c\/i\u003e is a sensuous and tempestuous tale that encompasses the building of an empire and the monumental story of a royal marriage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-9692772\"\u003eAlison Weir\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345511881\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0345511883\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC041000\"\u003eBiographical \u0026amp; Autofiction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC008000\"\u003eSagas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlison Weir is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the novels\u003cb\u003e Innocent Traitor\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Lady Elizabeth\u003c\/b\u003e and several historical biographies, including \u003cb\u003eMistress of the Monarchy, Queen Isabella, Henry VIII, Eleanor of Aquitaine, The Life of Elizabeth I\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eThe Six Wives of Henry VIII\u003c\/b\u003e. She lives in Surrey, England with her husband and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48459653218541,"sku":"9780345511881","price":23.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_b1a669cb-a225-41d4-9402-cd6c89e11a0e.jpg?v=1753644515","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/captive-queen-a-novel-of-eleanor-of-aquitaine-9780345511881","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}