The Spellbinders by Aleardo Zanghellini (.ePUB)(.AZW3)
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The Spellbinders by Aleardo Zanghellini (2018)
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Overview: 1299 AD. In the shadow of Canterbury Cathedral’s spires, a fateful encounter brings together Edward, teenage heir to the English throne, and a darkly handsome soldier from Gascony, Piers Gaveston. Youthful infatuation gives way to a bond more powerful than any attempt at keeping them apart. Edward and Piers enter a pact of sworn brotherhood. A decade later, Edward’s spirited new queen, Isabella of France, quickly becomes smitten as much with her royal consort as with his dashing lover. But the power-hungry Earls resent Gaveston’s monopoly of royal favour and his defiant self-assurance. Political intrigue mounts and the Earl of Lancaster has Gaveston murdered, leaving Edward devastated and thirsting for revenge. This debut novel, an alternate historical epic with its foundation in the story of England’s most infamous homosexual prince, will captivate readers.
About the Author
Aleardo Zanghellini is a Professor of Law and Social Theory at the University of Reading. He grew up in Italy, spent eleven years in Vancouver, Oxford and Sydney, including an 18-month stint on an island on the edge of national parkland (complete with resident pythons). Shortly before returning to Europe–with two Masters and a PhD as well as five years of academic work experience–he taught on an academic programme on-board a world cruising ship. He now calls the Berkshire countryside home and lives with his partner in a converted mill, which from the outside looks rather like a Victorian asylum for the insane.
Genre: Historical Fiction > Lgbtq > Gay > Medieval > Alternative History
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