A fictionalized biography based on true events in 12th-century
England and Ireland, and told in alternating chapters by the
principals, Richard de Clare - Strongbow - and Aoife. Both are
children of warriors who have been stripped of their titles by
hostile kings. Richard and Aoife's desires to regain what has been
lost bring them together in a war for control of Ireland. The
events of the tale are inherently compelling, but for a story
grounded in warfare, the battle scenes are rather tepid. The
alternating first-person narrations are oddly confusing - it may be
hard for readers to keep track of all of the names. Llywelyn (Brian
Boru, 1995, etc.) has created a book that, as an introduction to
little-known historical incidents and people, is valuable and
interesting; as a novel it is flawed. (Kirkus Reviews)
The dramatic story of the Norman conquest of Ireland in the 12th
century. Full of battles and warfare, but a story of love, too,
between an unlikely pair - wilful and wild Irish princess Aoife,
and Strongbow, the greatest of the Norman knights to come to
Ireland. A clash of cultures and a vivid story of one of the Greats
of Irish history.
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