{"product_id":"strongbow","title":"Strongbow : The Story Of Richard And Aoife By Morgan Llywelyn","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the Publisher\u003cbr\u003eIn a desperate attempt to reclaim his lost kingdom, Aoife's father offers her\u003cbr\u003ein marriage to Strongbow, son of the Anglo-Norman conqueror Lord Pembroke. This\u003cbr\u003edramatic portrait of a fierce warrior who sought glory in a hostile foreign\u003cbr\u003eland and his wild Irish princess is an epic saga of love, war, and survival in\u003cbr\u003e12th-century Ireland. Llywelyn is the renowned author of Lion of Ireland among\u003cbr\u003eother acclaimed works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003eA fictionalized biography based on true events in 12th-century England and\u003cbr\u003eIreland, and told in alternating chapters by the principals, Richard de\u003cbr\u003eClare-Strongbow-and Aoife. Both are children of warriors who have been stripped\u003cbr\u003eof their titles by hostile kings. Richard and Aoife's desires to regain what\u003cbr\u003ehas been lost bring them together in a war for control of Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe events of the tale are inherently compelling, but for a story grounded in\u003cbr\u003ewarfare, the battle scenes are rather tepid. The alternating first-person\u003cbr\u003enarrations are oddly confusing-it may be hard for readers to keep track of all\u003cbr\u003eof the names. Llywelyn (Brian Boru, 1995, etc.) has created a book that, as an\u003cbr\u003eintroduction to little-known historical incidents and people, is valuable and\u003cbr\u003einteresting; as a novel it is flawed.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"O’Brien Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51273202499867,"sku":"9780862782740","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0915\/4363\/4203\/files\/9780862782740.jpg?v=1771449509","url":"https:\/\/abcschoolsupplies.ie\/products\/strongbow","provider":"ABC School Supplies ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}