This is the wonderfully told story of Charles D'Orleans...His father brutally assassinated by his cousin, John of Burgundy, Charles d'Orleans is left to seek revenge. Their feud splits a ravaged France in two and the English, led by the cool, calculating Henry V, launch a campaign to conquer their traditional enemy.

This book is being sent as a surprise RABCK to WistfulDragon...may she enjoy it !

(the picture was taken a week ago at Crystal Palace Park...and the two monsters are my boyfriend's dogs!)

Released on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 at Postal release in London, England United Kingdom.

From South-East London to South-West London....

I was sent this book as a 'try it and see' by a fellow bookcrosser who knows I normally read sci fi/fantasy. My computer was down for a couple of days, so this is the first chance I have had to thank her. I am on page 245 and loving it! The language is sometimes a little stiff - I am sure the characters are probably more engaging in the original (this is a translation) - but even so it is very hard to put down. It is a period of history I feel I should know about but in fact know very little, so much of the 'plot' is a surprise. A recommended read - if you want to borrow it, let me know now, as I shall be releasing it in the wild if no-one contacts me!

Released to a colleague who is shortly going to join - pressured by myself and another friend, both of us having passed BX books!

This was a good LONG read- it follows the politics of France around the early 15th century through the life of one very influential man - all I had been vaguely aware of around this period was Agincourt - and the book tells it to us from the French side! This book is a translation from the Dutch and, knowing that, there were odd times when I thought, that phrase is a bit clumsy. But this did not interfere with my enjoyment. I'm going for a wild release next - leaving it on the train at Tunbridge Wells and hoping some kind person picks it up.

Released on Monday, August 18, 2003 at London to Hastings train in Tunbridge wells, England United Kingdom.

Probably the second carriage on the 16.05 train from Charing Cross