The castle of Falaise, stronghold of the powerful Dukes of Normandy,dominates the landscape and the village below. The duke is lawmaker, judgeand executioner, controlling the lives of all in his domain.
Herleve, the peasant daughter of Fulbert the village tanner, has livedwithin sight and sound of the castle all her life. Yet despite her lack ofnoble blood there is a fineness about her that sets her apart from the othervillagers. She and her brother William are out in the forest of Falaisegathering nuts for the pigs, when she encounters the young Lord Robertriding out on a hunt. He is struck by her fragile beauty and feels, despitehis arrogance and rank, that their lives will be entwined forever.Robert is the favoured younger son of Duke Richard II, and this fact hasinflamed his brother Richard into jealous plots against him. Richard seizesupon Robert's infatuation with the peasant girl Herleve as yet another weapnto dislodge his brother from their father's affection, and is determined, ifnecessary, to kill him
Genre: General Fiction
Herleve, the peasant daughter of Fulbert the village tanner, has livedwithin sight and sound of the castle all her life. Yet despite her lack ofnoble blood there is a fineness about her that sets her apart from the othervillagers. She and her brother William are out in the forest of Falaisegathering nuts for the pigs, when she encounters the young Lord Robertriding out on a hunt. He is struck by her fragile beauty and feels, despitehis arrogance and rank, that their lives will be entwined forever.Robert is the favoured younger son of Duke Richard II, and this fact hasinflamed his brother Richard into jealous plots against him. Richard seizesupon Robert's infatuation with the peasant girl Herleve as yet another weapnto dislodge his brother from their father's affection, and is determined, ifnecessary, to kill him
Genre: General Fiction
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