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Patricia Bracewell

The Steel Beneath the Silk (Emma of Normandy Trilogy)

By Patricia Bracewell - Published 2021

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In this glorious conclusion to Bracewell’s Emma of Normandy trilogy, Emma becomes an even greater, wiser, savvier queen than ever she was ...Read Review

The Price of Blood

By Patricia Bracewell - Published 2015

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Biographical Fiction

In this, the second in an anticipated trilogy (following Shadow on the Crown, Issue 63) about the life of Emma of Normandy, wife to ...Read Review

Shadow on the Crown

By Patricia Bracewell - Published 2013

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Biographical Fiction

In this, the first installment of a contemplated trilogy, debut author Bracewell deftly explores the formative years of Emma of Normandy’s life, ...Read Review