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    The Betrothed Sister

    By Carol McGrath

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    A beautifully woven tale of an exiled princess's quest for happiness. Compelling and convincing, the medieval world is brought vividly to life. Charlotte Betts What happened to the family of King Harold after William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings? Carol McGrath has delved into one of history's forgotten footnotes and come up with the astonishing story of Thea, the exiled English princess destined for Russian royalty. An enthralling tale, told with elegance and sympathy. Vanora Bennett "The Betrothed Sister is like one of its own rich embroideries, cut from the cloth of history and stitched with strange and passionate lives." Emma Darwin It is September 1068. Thea, also known as Gytha, the elder daughter of King Harold II, travels with her brothers and grandmother into exile carrying revenge in her heart. She is soon betrothed to a prince of Kiev. Will her betrothal and marriage bring her happiness, as she confronts enemies from inside and outside Russian territories? Will she prove herself the courageous princess she surely is, win her princely husband's respect and establish her independence in a society protective towards its women?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAccent Press
    Release dateSep 1, 2015
    ISBN9781681460789
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      This is the third novel in the author's The Daughters of Hastings trilogy, and follows the life of King Harold and Edith Swanneck's daughter, Gytha (named after her grandmother, Godwin's Danish wife, though in this novel usually called Thea or Gita to avoid confusion) and her marriage with the Russian prince Vladimir Monomakh. Relatively little is known about the real life of Thea, but the book is well researched and based around the colourful internecine strife between the families of the related Kievan Rus princes and the highly restrictive cultural life of women in the period. My favourite characters were probably Padar and Gudrun. The narrative proceeds fairly quietly for most of the novel, with the most dramatic incidents being around a bandit attack on a convoy in which most of the leading characters are travelling, and then the climactic siege of Pereiaslavl by the Cuman tribes, where Thea rather implausibly saves the city through the use of Greek Fire. This concludes a trilogy in which, although not among the most impactful historical fiction I have read, I have enjoyed seeing what happened to Harold's family after the disastrous defeat at Hastings, before they sadly fade away into the mists of history.