The Handfasted Wife
Daughters of Hastings: Book #1
- By: Carol McGrath
- Narrated by: Heather Wilds
- Length: 12 hours 8 minutes
Description
The Handfasted Wife is the story of the Norman Conquest from the perspective of Edith (Elditha) Swanneck, Harold's common-law wife. She is set aside for a political marriage when Harold becomes king in 1066. 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 later identifies Harold's body on the battlefield and her youngest son becomes a Norman hostage. This is an adventure story of love, loss, survival and reconciliation.
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Daughters of Hastings Series

The Handfasted Wife
By: Carol McGrath
Narrated by: Heather Wilds
Length: 12 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
The Handfasted Wife is the story of the Norman Conquest from the perspective of Edith (Elditha) Swanneck, Harold's common-law wife. She is set aside for a political marriage when Harold becomes king in 1066. 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... Read more »
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