Godiva, Nicole Galland
Godiva, Nicole Galland
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Godiva
A Novel

Author: Nicole Galland

Narrator: Emma Jayne Appleyard

Unabridged: 9 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 07/02/2013

Synopsis

Nicole Galland, author of The Fool’s Tale, turns her clever pen toward re-imagining the famous legend of Lady Godiva in this expertly crafted historical novel set in Anglo-Saxon England.
 
A 12th-century noblewoman, Lady Godiva is infamous for riding naked through Coventry to relieve her people of her husband’s unfair and oppressive taxation. Leofric, Earl of Mercia, said he would ease the tax burden if she would ride through the streets, wearing only her glorious, long hair. In doing so she risked everything, including her home and well-being.
 
Told with humor and precise attention to detail, Nicole Galland’s Godiva brings to life the adventures of the legendary lady, her husband and her best friend the Abbess Egdiva in thrilling detail. It’s an entertaining tale of courtly intrigue, deceit, and romance that is sure to captivate fans of literary and historical fiction.

About Nicole Galland

Nicole Galland is the author of the historical novels I, Iago; Godiva; Crossed; Revenge of the Rose; and The Fool’s Tale; as well as the contemporary romantic comedies On the Same Page and Stepdog, and the New York Times bestselling near-future thriller The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (with Neal Stephenson).

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tara on July 01, 2013

Blown away by this book. I was expecting a historical fiction about a woman who to repeal a tax, rode a horse naked through a town a very long time ago. I got that, but I also got an incredibly brave heroine, a nun with a scandal, glimpses into the early days of "Christianity" taking over "paganism"......more

Goodreads review by Jaci on July 19, 2013

I am warning you all now, this is my first review, so beware. Spoilers are happening too by the way. It shall be hidden for that reason. -- Anywho! On to the show! So my overall rating for this book is a three. Not 3.5, not 2.5, a solid 3. I went into it thinking it was a different time period I am us......more

Goodreads review by Meg - A Bookish Affair on July 10, 2013

I'm guessing there are many people out there who knew very little about Lady Godiva than her infamous naked ride like myself. This legendary tale was pretty much the only thing that I knew about Godiva before reading this book. Galland shows us that there is so much more to this lady than just that......more

Goodreads review by Andrea on July 24, 2013

There are some books you simply can't help but love, and for me, Godiva was one of them. The cover is what drew me to the book. It is simply stunning, but it is Nicole's writing that just made me fall in love. Lady Godiva is a cheeky thing. Using her beauty and ability to flirt to help her husband's......more

Goodreads review by Otavio on December 02, 2017

No main character murdered in the last 15 pages ("The Fool") A combined retelling of two legends: :Godiva and an Abess. They are also childhood friends. They get angry at each other.. They kiss and make up.......more

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