Godiva Author:Nicole Galland Everyone knows the legend of Lady Godiva -- the woman who (in)famously rode naked on horseback through Coventry to relieve her people from unfair taxation. But why would a lady of the court take it all off and risk everything, including husband, home, and well-being? — In this richly imagined retelling of an oft-told ancient tale, Nicole Galland ... more »gives us Lady Godiva in all her, um, glory, as she and her best friend (the Abbess Egdiva) and husband (Leofric, Earl of Mercia) embark on an adventure filled with courtly intrigue, deceit, back-stabbing, and romance.« less