Named as one of the 2006 NYPL Books for the Teen Age (Europe, Part 2)
Synopsis
The orphaned heiress to a large country estate, Marian Fitzwater is wed at the age of five to an equally young nobleman, a union that joins her inheritance to his and vastly enriches his family. But her husband dies under mysterious circumstances, and at age 17 Marian is made a ward of King Richard, who has the power to choose her next husband. With Richard away at the Crusades, however, Marian's fate lies in the hands of his formidable mother, Queen Eleanor of Aquitane. Unwilling to be a pawn in Eleanor's ambitious and notoriously devious schemes, Marian seeks out the outlaw Robin Hood to help her thward the queen and reclaim her inheritance.Narrated in the first person, Maid Marian is both a thrilling journey into the tumultuous world of medieval England and an endearing, refreshingly contemporary portrait of a romance that has enchanted generations of readers and moviegoers.
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| Paperback Three Rivers Press ISBN: 1-4000-8276-5 320 pages $12.95 |
Hardcover Crown Publishing ISBN: 1-4000-5041-3 304 pages $23.95 (Canada: $35.95) |
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Praise for Maid Marian:
An intriguing new twist on an old legend, narrated by a refreshingly bold and independent Maid Marian . . . a romantic new chapter in the Robin Hood mythology.
– Booklist
Charming, with a brave and fiesty heroine. This damsel in distress won't sit around and wait to be rescued.
– Seattle Times
Tight plotting, intrigue and battles with the devious royals give page-turning momentum to the story's conclusion.
– Publisher's Weekly
Find out the untold story of the classic romance between Maid Marian and Robin Hood in this perfect beach read.
– Woman's Day
The legend of Robin Hood gets a new spin in Elsa Watson's elegant debut, Maid Marian, a novel filled with adventure, romance, twelfth-century intrigue and a dollop of Peace Corps philosophy. To fans of Shield of Three Lions and The Mists of Avalon, and anyone who enjoys romantic historical fiction, I'd give this novel two thumbs up.
– Terez Rose, PeaceCorpsWriters.org
Here is a romantic trek through Medieval England and the tale that would become legend and lore: the story of Robin Hood and Maid Marian. This is the feminine slant on the adventure.
– Women's Lifestyle
Watson's touch . . . deftly unravels the intrigue of 12th century life and caps it with a whiz-bang ending.
– San Antoion Express-News
Elsa Watson paints a picturesque twelfth century England, weaving Marian in with the nobility and politics of the time. [She] takes on the legend . . . in adult dialect sprinkled with beautiful prose.
– Oklahoma Gazette
Maid Marian is an exciting rendition of the legendary tale starring two fabulous protagonists and several fascinating antagonists. This medieval saga is a terrific rendition of the classic Marian-Robin romantic suspense.
– Harriet Klausner, The Midwest Book Review
