![]() ![]() How could it happen that two people whose love for each other was all consuming end up as bitter adversaries? That is the heart of Penman’s tale in Devil’s Brood. Most devastating to Henry was not his sons’ rebellion but his wife’s betrayal in joining them. Curiously, it is a novel without villains-only flawed human beings caught up in misperceptions and bad judgment calls. Sharon Kay Penman has created a novel of tremendous power, as two strong-willed, passionate people clash, a family divides, and a marriage ends in all but name. But it is also the story of a great king whose brilliance forged an empire but whose personal blind spots led him into the most serious mistake of his life. This is a story of betrayal as Henry’s three eldest sons and his wife enter into a rebellion against him, aligning themselves with his bitterest enemy, King Louis of France. ![]() Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts. ![]() And because it is a royal family whose domains span the English Channel and whose alliances encompass the Christian world, that collapse will have dire consequences. When Christ and His Saints Slept Plantagenets, Book 1 By: Sharon Kay Penman Narrated by: Anne Flosnik Length: 36 hrs and 36 mins 4.4 (1,040 ratings) Try for 0.00 Pick 1 title (2 titles for Prime members) from our collection of bestsellers and new releases. Where the second novel in the trilogy, Time And Chance, dealt with the extraordinary politics of the twelfth century, climaxing with the murder of Thomas Becket and Henry’s confrontation with the Church and self-imposed exile to Ireland, Devil’s Brood centers on the implosion of a family. ![]()
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