The King's Jewel
Book description
Wales, 1093.
Meet Nesta, a woman trying to survive in a man's world - a world where the men who would protect her are dead and banished.
The warm, comfortable family life of young Nesta, daughter of Prince Rhys of Deheubarth is destroyed when her father is killed and she…
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1 author picked The King's Jewel as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The King’s Jewel recounts the story of Nesta ferch Rhys, the young Welsh princess who became the mistress of Henry I of England, bearing him at least one son.
The beauty of The King’s Jewel is that Elizabeth Chadwick brings Nesta to life, making her a real person in the eyes of the reader, eliciting sympathy for a young girl who has no control over her destiny, compassion for a woman making a marriage not of her choosing and understanding for the decisions made that led her down a dangerous path.
Elizabeth understands the internal conflict that must have arisen…
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