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by: Vera Chapman  Price: $8.50 Prices subject to change.Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
EAN: 9780380017041 ISBN: 0380017040 Label: Avon Manufacturer: Avon Number Of Pages: 173 Publication Date: 1978-02 Publisher: Avon Studio: Avon Related Items: Alternate Versions: Click to Display Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: A magical glimpse into the legendary age of Arthurian chivalry. Meet a daring damosel from the Golden Age, a brave, fearless woman of whom stories were told and legends woven. Vivian is the fifteen year old grand-niece of the Lady Morgan le Fay, whose tale is inextricably linked with that of Sir Gawain le Jeune, the nephew of that great Gawain, one of King Arthur-s most stalwart Knights... Knightly chivalry is beset by Dark Age barbarity in this richly woven tapestry of heroes and heroines, monsters and saints, temptresses and magicians. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Real people stepping out from an Arthurian tapestryLike many authors, Vera Chapman tackles the daunting task of retelling and rounding out the characters of a well-known story. Unlike most authors, her retelling succeeds because it reads like her own story. While you know how it must end, you look forward to the fun of getting there. The story is the tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, in which Sir Gawain meets a challenge of almost certain death. However, by some deft family-history work (which is completely possible to my knowledge) she ... Read More 
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