Difference between revisions of "For My Lady's Heart"

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"Some ten years ago, I read a medieval poem full of color and adventure and knights and mysterious ladies. It opened an unknown world to me, a place of wild dangerous forests and white castles, of mud and glorious spectacle, a time when blackbirds really were baked in pies. Against this rich and multi-hued background, I wrote a story about a powerful, devious woman desperate to reach refuge, and a knight--a true knight who never wavered once he swore his heart, a man who could not comprehend deceit."
 
"Some ten years ago, I read a medieval poem full of color and adventure and knights and mysterious ladies. It opened an unknown world to me, a place of wild dangerous forests and white castles, of mud and glorious spectacle, a time when blackbirds really were baked in pies. Against this rich and multi-hued background, I wrote a story about a powerful, devious woman desperate to reach refuge, and a knight--a true knight who never wavered once he swore his heart, a man who could not comprehend deceit."
  
This title is notable for its use of Middle English (thus the Special Collector's Edition with Glossary]]. Some readers find this a particularly challenging read due to the obscure language. Others find that once they grow accustomed to the rhythm of the language, it is an easy ready.
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This title is notable for its use of Middle English (thus the Special Collector's Edition with Glossary). Some readers find this a particularly challenging read due to the obscure language. Others find that once they grow accustomed to the rhythm of the language, it is an easy ready.

Revision as of 19:40, 11 February 2006

Laura Kinsale's description of her classic title, from her website: "Some ten years ago, I read a medieval poem full of color and adventure and knights and mysterious ladies. It opened an unknown world to me, a place of wild dangerous forests and white castles, of mud and glorious spectacle, a time when blackbirds really were baked in pies. Against this rich and multi-hued background, I wrote a story about a powerful, devious woman desperate to reach refuge, and a knight--a true knight who never wavered once he swore his heart, a man who could not comprehend deceit."

This title is notable for its use of Middle English (thus the Special Collector's Edition with Glossary). Some readers find this a particularly challenging read due to the obscure language. Others find that once they grow accustomed to the rhythm of the language, it is an easy ready.