The girl is at risk, drawing Elditha back to Exeter and resistance. Harold's mother, Gytha, holds up in her city of Exeter with other aristocratic women, including Elditha's eldest daughter.
She makes her own choice and sets out through strife-torn England to seek help from her sons in Dublin. She later identifies Harold's body on the battlefield and her youngest son becomes a Norman hostage.Įlditha avoids an arranged marriage with a Breton knight by which her son might or might not be given into his care. Determined to protect her children's destinies and control her economic future, she is taken to William's camp when her estate is sacked on the eve of the Battle of Hastings. She is set aside for a political marriage when Harold becomes king in 1066. The Handfasted Wife is the story of the Norman Conquest from the perspective of Edith (Elditha) Swanneck, Harold's common-law wife. 'A real page turner thanks to great characterisation' 5* Reader reviewĪn adventure story of love, loss, survival and reconciliation. 'I found it an engaging book and I wanted to keep reading' 5* Reader review 'Fiction and history are woven together almost seamlessly' 5* Reader review 'This is a beautifully crafted book which has been meticulously researched' 5* Reader review I would heartily recommend this delightful novel. 'This novel is a marvellous mixture of historical fact and imagination. The first instalment in Carol McGrath's captivating The Daughters of Hastingstrilogy! 'Moving, and vastly informative, a real page turner of a historical novel' FAY WELDON
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