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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Tania BayardPublisher: Canongate Books Imprint: Severn House Edition: Main - Large Print Dimensions: Width: 15.00cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.00cm Weight: 0.485kg ISBN: 9781448308521ISBN 10: 1448308526 Pages: 368 Publication Date: 31 March 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsReaders will enjoy the nicely constructed mystery as well as the well-researched trip to fourteenth-century France, highlighted by an interesting backstory concerning the contents of the royal library * <b>Booklist</b> * Immersive . Fans of well-researched historical mysteries will be rewarded * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> * Bayard vividly immerses the reader in the complex and perilous world of medieval France * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> * The liberal sprinkling of quotations, many from the real de Pizan's own works, lend this intriguing tale an air of historical authenticity * <b>Booklist</b> on <b>In the Shadow of the Enemy</b> * Well-researched . History fans will enjoy this one * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>In the Shadow of the Enemy</b> * Historical details drive this period puzzle, whose heroine provides a steady presence against a backdrop of characters constantly fighting against their time and stations * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>In the Shadow of the Enemy</b> * Bayard excels at describing people and places and puts her knowledge of the period to good use in crafting an engrossing whodunit * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>In the Presence of Evil</b> * This richly detailed and atmospheric historical mystery will draw readers into a fascinating medieval world that devotees of Ellis Peters and Ariana Franklin will savor * <b>Library Journal</b> on <b>In the Presence of Evil</b> * An intriguing premise and a dexterously executed story * <b>Booklist</b> on <b>In the Presence of Evil</b> * Author InformationTania Bayard is a freelance writer and lecturer specializing in medieval art, culture, and horticulture. She has taught art history at Fordham, Rutgers, and Hofstra universities and is the author of a number of non-fiction books, including A Medieval Home Companion: Housekeeping in the Fourteenth Century. Previously, she was the curator of the Biblical Garden at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City and assistant horticulturist at The Cloisters, a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |