The Damask Rose

''You lay hands on a princess of the realm? It is treason.''''But this princess disobeys her King. Treason indeed.'' ''Fascinating . . . Brings to life one of the most determinedand remarkable que ...

''You lay hands on a princess of the realm? It is treason.''''But this princess disobeys her King. Treason indeed.'' ''Fascinating . . . Brings to life one of the most determinedand remarkable queens of the medieval world'' K. J. MAITLAND, author of The Drowned City ''Completely engrossed me from the start . . . A wonderful read'' NICOLA CORNICK, author of The Forgotten Sister1266. Eleanor of Castile, adored wife of the Crown Prince of England, is still only a princess when she is held hostage in the brutal Baron''s Rebellion, and her baby daughter dies. Scarred by privation, a bitter Eleanor