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by: Vera Chapman  Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
EAN: 9780575063402 ISBN: 0575063408 Label: Gollancz Manufacturer: Gollancz Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 383 Publication Date: 1996-01 Publisher: Gollancz Studio: Gollancz Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Average Rating:
 Rating: - A sheer delight of Arthuriana from a woman's viewThis is a magnificent book. I read the English edition (pub. 1978) and couldn't get enough of it. There are three novels in here, each retelling an aspect of the Arthurian legends from the perspective of one of the female participants. "The Green Knight" and "King Arthur's Daughter" are both excellent stories, but it was "The King's Damosel" that really blew me away. Here is a re-telling of, and riff on, the tale of Gareth Beaumains, in which he is harangued by one sister and rescues another ... Read More 
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