The King's Nun: A Novel of King Charlemagne
By Catherine Monroe.
Description
Entrancing historical fiction from the author of The Barefoot Girl. At the side of a great king, she would discover a greatness of her own... In the eighth century, a woman with a mind of her own rarely found more than scorn and abuse. Such is life for Amelia of Ardennes, until she becomes a novice in the M?nster-Bilzen Abbey. In the cloistered world of the church she just might reach her potential as an intellectual and spiritual being. But when Charlemagne, the most powerful man in Europe, visits the abbey, Amelia is chosen to escort the charismatic king and her life is forever changed....
ISBN(s)
0451220196, 9780451220196
