When Christ and His Saints Slept

Name: When Christ and His Saints Slept
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Sharon Kay Penman
ISBN: 9781541480261

Author: Sharon Kay Penman

Series: Plantagenets #1

Narrator: Anne Flosnik

Unabridged: 36 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/12/2019

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

In When Christ and His Saints Slept, the first of a trilogy that will tell the story of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, master storyteller and historian Sharon Kay Penman illuminates one of the less-known but fascinating periods of English history. It begins with the death of King Henry I, son of William the Conqueror and father of Maude, his only living legitimate offspring.

Contains mature themes.

About Sharon Kay Penman

Sharon Kay Penman is the author of the Plantagenets series, the Welsh Princes Trilogy, and the Justin de Quincy Mysteries, among other books. Writers who admire her work include Margaret George, Steve Berry, George R. R. Martin, and Bernard Cornwell. Her readers are passionately committed. A lawyer by training, by her mid-thirties she was a full-time novelist. She lives in New Jersey.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily May

“Why is it honesty when a man speaks his mind and madness when a woman does?” So 12th century England is basically A Game of Thrones. I really enjoyed what Penman did with this book and it's made me eager to seek out her other stuff. When Christ and His Saints Slept complements another historical......more

Goodreads review by Jeffrey

You will look at this book and find the 742 pages daunting, but I will relieve your mind on that score. The book reads fast. Penman keeps the pages moving bringing history to life and putting flesh on the bones of a vast array of characters. Despite the plot involving so many historical figures I ne......more

Goodreads review by Gary

What makes Sharon Penman's historical novels set in medieval Britain so amazing is how they combine sticking quite close to historical facts, with making a thrilling read enjoyable to modern readers, together with an engaging cast of characters. This novel documents the nineteen year civil war betwee......more