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I love reading books, but don't have the time for lengthy book reviews. Therefore, I have decided to make the effort to rate the books I have read and briefly comment, without rehashing the story. I have now read 15 of Elizabeth Chadwick's books and thoroughly enjoyed them. I am currently on number 16 and another 3 to go. I reside in Australia, but have read the books in the order they were written, according to the UK Amazon site. The Love Knot was my least favourite and would like to rate it at 3½. However, I am still pleased to have read it. The William Marshall book (The Greatest Knight) - I gave a 5, all others I have thoroughly enjoyed and would like to rate 4½. Elizabeth Chadwick writes in such a style that I am actually involved in those Medieval times, gaining more understanding with each book I read. I do not read romance novels. The warmth and/or despair experienced by the characters within the confines of those times, interwoven with the interesting, historical facts, make for excellent reading. Thank you Elizabeth Chadwick for giving me such pleasure and knowledge combined.


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The Love Knot Elizabeth Chadwick 9780751525229 Books Reviews

Loveelizabeth chadwicks book ... I've read them all and waiter ore..she's so much better than other historical ro ances I've tried...matter of fact since I bought my kindle and gave away most of my real book..I still have hers on the shelf...I'm usually a fantasy (Mercedes Lackey) or Canadian fiction person...Rohinton Mistry, Mordecai Richler...etc but something about E.Chadwicks writing brings me back again and again...lovely and interesting and page turning...the Greatest Knight ones are my fave...hope she does more
Another fantastic medieval novel from Elizabeth Chadwick, about the ordinary people, not serfs, but those who are common knights and herbalists/midwives. They still have the steadfast honor & gifts to be trusted by royalty during a time of civil war that tears their country apart. A bonus is learning the history of the Love Knot, a pagan, then Christian tradition still used today.
England, 1140-1153. Oliver Pascal returns to an England full of chaos. A civil war had broken while away on a pilgrimage, leaving his country in death and pain. He and his friend find a young woman on the brink of death. Young Amice had been someone he admired before he married another, and now she is with child and in danger of losing her life. It is there where he meets Catrin and Richard. Richard is a one of many bastard royal sons and Catrin is his nurse. Feelings emerge between Oliver and Catrin, but the conflict between King Stephen and Empress Mathilda tears them apart. Not only that, but Catrin's husband, once presumed dead, is back in her life. Heartbreak and struggles ensue. Will Oliver and Catrin ever be together? Even if they are apart, the love knot that binds them together cannot be untied...

Historical references, star-crossed lovers, political intrigue... It's all here folks! Then again, you come to expect that from Elizabeth Chadwick. Hers is a voice that cannot be ignored, and the historical accuracy in her novels leave you turning the pages, eager to know how everything unfolds. Yet her language is quite modern. But rather than making the story sound anachronistic, it serves more like a translation of the way people spoke at the time. Believe me, you won't be thrown off. What attracted me to The Love Knot is that this isn't as biographical as most of her other works. I admit that I don't possess a great deal of knowledge on this particular era (I do know about the fashions, languages, and mores though), but at least I don't have to guess if the protagonists are real-life characters or not. Not that I mind the biographical novels. William Marshal is one of my favorite real-life figures, but my ignorance in anything before the sixteenth century keeps me from enjoying those to the full. This is also one of the most depressing stories I have read. All of the things the protagonists have to overcome are heart wrenching. The Conquest and The Marsh King's Daughter, my favorites so far, are more or less that way too. The backdrop of the conflict is, of course, wonderful. I don't know a great deal about this particular Civil War, but Chadwick's wonderful writing helped me fill in some blanks. Anyway, I very much loved this book. It made for a rather intriguing read, creating a good turn-of-summer-season read. I have The Champion on my TBR pile and I look forward to cracking that one open soon.
I love reading books, but don't have the time for lengthy book reviews. Therefore, I have decided to make the effort to rate the books I have read and briefly comment, without rehashing the story. I have now read 15 of Elizabeth Chadwick's books and thoroughly enjoyed them. I am currently on number 16 and another 3 to go. I reside in Australia, but have read the books in the order they were written, according to the UK site. The Love Knot was my least favourite and would like to rate it at 3½. However, I am still pleased to have read it. The William Marshall book (The Greatest Knight) - I gave a 5, all others I have thoroughly enjoyed and would like to rate 4½. Elizabeth Chadwick writes in such a style that I am actually involved in those Medieval times, gaining more understanding with each book I read. I do not read romance novels. The warmth and/or despair experienced by the characters within the confines of those times, interwoven with the interesting, historical facts, make for excellent reading. Thank you Elizabeth Chadwick for giving me such pleasure and knowledge combined.