Book
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The good wife of Bath : a (mostly) true story
Call Number
- FICTION BROO (CEN)
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Publication Information
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
Physical Description
xii, 541, 6 pages ; 21 cm
Summary
England, 1364: When married off at aged twelve to an elderly farmer, brazen redheaded Eleanor quickly realizes it won't matter what she says or does, God is not on her side--or any poor woman's for that matter. But then again, Eleanor was born under the joint signs of Venus and Mars, making her both a lover and a fighter. Aided by a head for business (and a surprisingly kind husband), Eleanor manages to turn her first marriage into success, and she rises through society from a cast-off farm girl to a woman of fortune who becomes a trusted friend of the social-climbing poet Geoffrey Chaucer. But more marriages follow--some happy, some not--several pilgrimages, many lovers, murder, mayhem, and many turns of fortune's wheel as Eleanor pursues the one thing that all women want: control of their own lives.
Notes
"P.S. Insights, interviews & more..."--Page [4] of cover.
"Originally published in Australia in 2021 by Harlequin."--Title page verso.