{"product_id":"when-christ-and-his-saints-slept-paperback","title":"When Christ and His Saints Slept - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSharon Kay Penman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1135. As church bells tolled for the death of England's King Henry I, his barons faced the unwelcome prospect of being ruled by a woman: Henry's beautiful daughter Maude, Countess of Anjou. But before Maude could claim her throne, her cousin Stephen seized it. In their long and bitter struggle, all of England bled and burned. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSharon Kay Penman's magnificent fifth novel summons to life a spectacular medieval tragedy whose unfolding breaks the heart even as it prepares the way for splendors to come--the glorious age of Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Plantagenets that would soon illumine the world.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA COMPELLING, WELL-WRITTEN EPIC. . .Penman is an accomplished novelist and certainly has staked a claim to medieval England as her literary fiefdom.\u003cbr\u003e--The Philadelphia Inquirer\u003cbr\u003eA.D. 1135. As church bells tolled for the death of England's King Henry I, his barons faced the unwelcome prospect of being ruled by a woman: Henry's beautiful daughter Maude, Countess of Anjou. But before Maude could claim her throne, her cousin Stephen seized it. In their long and bitter struggle, all of England bled and burned.\u003cbr\u003eSharon Kay Penman's magnificent fifth novel summons to life a spectacular medieval tragedy whose unfolding breaks the heart even as it prepares the way for splendors to come--the glorious age of Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Plantagenets that would soon illumine the world.\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] marvelous medieval pageant of a novel. . .Another jewel in [Penman's] already glittering crown.\"\u003cbr\u003e--The Orlando Sentinel\u003cbr\u003e\"Penman once again tells a tale of kings and queens, singular destinies, and double-crosses. . . .[She] inventively animates a large cast [and] continues to base her narrative on the firm ground of fact.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharon Kay Penman has lived in England and Wales and currently resides in New Jersey. She is the author of six other novels: \u003ci\u003eFalls the Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHere Be Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sunne in Splendour\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eWhen Christ and His Saints Slept\u003c\/b\u003e, and the first Justin de Quincy adventure: \u003ci\u003eThe Queen's Man\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 784\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 8.24 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e When Christ and His Saints Slept\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 61\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755585601824,"sku":"9780345396686","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a6944a622a144d8bcf7da77862a20928.webp?v=1780062910","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/when-christ-and-his-saints-slept-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}