REVIEW - THE SIXTH SURRENDER

"The Sixth Surrender" by Hana Samek Norton
Product Description(Amazon.com)
A transporting debut novel set in thirteenth century France-a time when chivalry reigned and treachery ruled

In the last years of her eventful life, queen-duchess Aliénor of Aquitaine launches a deadly dynastic chess game to safeguard the crowns of Normandy and England for John Plantagenet, her last surviving son.

To that end, Aliénor coerces into matrimony two pawns-Juliana de Charnais, a plain and pious novice determined to regain her inheritance, and Guérin de lasalle, a cynical, war-worn mercenary equally resolved to renounce his.

The womanizing Lasalle and the proud Juliana are perfectly matched for battle not love-until spies and assassins conspire to reverse their romantic fortunes.

Populated by spirited and intelligent women and executed in flawless period detail, The Sixth Surrender is a compelling love story that heralds the arrival of a major new talent in historical fiction.
# Paperback: 480 pages
# Publisher: Plume (July 27, 2010)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0452296234
# ISBN-13: 978-0452296237

MY THOUGHTS: If you like Historical Fiction, you will really like this book. It is set in the 1200 in France and England. At a time of strife for both crowns. Lady Juliana has to choose marriage or the cloister. Juliana's one mission in life is to reclaim her rightful home, the Viscounty of Tillieres. And so Juliana chooses marriage but is this a good choice? There are mysteries surrounding Juliana's husband Lasalle that could cost Julianna her life and John Plantagenet his crown. Does Juliana get her Viscounty? Does Plantagenet keep his crown? You'll have to read the book to find out.

MY RATING: 5

[This is a free review book.]