TIME OF SINGING PB – ELIZABETH CHADWICK

"A King s passion, a young man s love – and a girl s tragic choice The young Roger Bigod, heir to the powerful earldom of Norfolk, arrives at Henry II s court to prove his worth and wrestle his inheritance from the arms of his half-brothers. While there, he encounters the pretty and gentle Ida de Tosney, young mistress to the King. A victim of Henry s seduction and the mother of his son, Ida knows the fickle sparkle of her current life is beginning to fade, and sees in Roger a chance to escape her life of manipulation for security and affection. They begin a careful courtship, but the King s anger soon catches them up. Forced into a corner, Ida s decision will carry an agonising price. Based on a never-before-told true story, critically acclaimed author Elizabeth Chadwick brings the twelfth-century world blazing to life."