Shield of Three Lions by Pamela Kaufman (1983)

Shield of Three Lions
by Pamela Kaufman
Publisher:  Crown Publishers, Inc.
Copyright:  1983
Book Club Edition

Shield of Three Lions is breathtaking and exciting -- a panoramic tapestry of a novel set in the Middle Ages that weaves the sights, the sounds, the smells and the pageantry of a magical age with the story of Alix, an extraordinary young heroine.  Bawdy, earthy and full of fascinating detail, Shield of Three Lions heralds a new talent who has a spectacular ability to entertain readers royally.

Nubile Alix is as appealing a heroine as ever graced the pages of a novel.  Resourceful, inventive and irrepressibly inquisitive, the violently orphaned Alix disguises herself as a boy to seek an audience with King Richard the Lionhearted so that she may regain her plundered estate.

Alix joins a group of less than chivalrous minstrels to gain the ear of the king after being befriended by a lusty Scot who makes her -- as the "boy Alexander" -- his "blood brother."

Alix, in her boy-guise, is more than befriended by the noble and complex Richard the Lionhearted and is chosen to serve him as page in the Holy Crusade.  The journey to the Holy Land and the war against the Infidel form the backdrop for one of the most unusual love triangles ever chronicled.

Original in both style and story, Shield of Three Lions is entertaining, full of authentic detail and will surely delight its readers in its unique picture of the time when knighthood was in flower.

Condition:  Used.  Hardcover.  Dust cover is lightly discolored.  Pages may be tanning from age.

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