Candace G. (Ogre) reviewed on + 1568 more book reviews
To tell the truth, I just grabbed this one because I had to wait and didn't have any favorite authors available. I was really pleased to discover that Joan Wolf has really done research and tried to faithfully represent the world views of 12th century English (well, Normans.)
It's also a coming of age tale with a twist; the child with amnesia may turn out to be someone totally other than he grew up thinking he would be as an adult.
From back cover: In the turbulent realm of Norman England, a young man discovers that his identity is the link to an incredible mystery. . . .Bereft at the loss of his adoptive father, the Sheriff of Lincoln, Hugh Corbaille is unprepared for a further shock from a visiting knight. Hugh may actually be the sole child of the Earl of Wiltshire, mysteriously abducted thirteen years before on the day the nobleman was murdered. With no memory of his early years, Hugh begins to believe he may be the missing heir and sets off to find his past.
The journey, however, is far from easy--or safe. Finding himself caught in a web of death and intrigue, and surrounded by a court of scheming strangers, Hugh must turn to the mother he has never known and a supportive young woman to piece together the truth. A cold-blooded killer stands between Hugh and the answers he seeks, answers that may prove his birth--and his death.
It's also a coming of age tale with a twist; the child with amnesia may turn out to be someone totally other than he grew up thinking he would be as an adult.
From back cover: In the turbulent realm of Norman England, a young man discovers that his identity is the link to an incredible mystery. . . .Bereft at the loss of his adoptive father, the Sheriff of Lincoln, Hugh Corbaille is unprepared for a further shock from a visiting knight. Hugh may actually be the sole child of the Earl of Wiltshire, mysteriously abducted thirteen years before on the day the nobleman was murdered. With no memory of his early years, Hugh begins to believe he may be the missing heir and sets off to find his past.
The journey, however, is far from easy--or safe. Finding himself caught in a web of death and intrigue, and surrounded by a court of scheming strangers, Hugh must turn to the mother he has never known and a supportive young woman to piece together the truth. A cold-blooded killer stands between Hugh and the answers he seeks, answers that may prove his birth--and his death.
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