I am thrilled to note that award winning author Jean Gill has published the fourth book in her much loved Troubadours series. Song Hereafter has already garnered five star reviews from bestselling authors and publishers alike and promises to entice readers further with a great book description. The Wishing Shelf calls this book ‘Evocative and thoroughly riveting. A vividly-written, historical saga.’
Amazon reviews:
Exquisitely Written Historical Fiction Readers of historical fiction will appreciate Gill’s attention to detail, romance readers will be captivated by the relationship between the lovers, adventurers will appreciate the thrills of battles, and all readers can celebrate a tale well told. Author Elizabeth Horton-Newton.
It’s easy to see why this author has won so many … A blast of medieval air and irresistible storytelling you can’t put down…. It’s easy to see why this author has won so many awards and readers and fans across the globe. She gets her historical facts right when it really matters because her research and her dedication to the finer details of the period is impeccable. Bookpreneur
Historical Fiction at its Best For me, this book has it all; love, adventure, and politics in the twelfth century make for another stunning read from the uber talented Jean Gill. I can see why the Troubadours Quartet has won many awards and highly recommend the whole series. You won’t be disappointed. Deb McEwan
Buy links:
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Book Description:
Formats: Paperback, Kindle Edition, eBook
Print Length: 328 pages
Publisher: The 13th Sign
Thrilling conclusion to an award-winning series. Global Ebooks Award for Best Historical Fiction. FINALIST in The Wishing Shelf and the Chaucer Awards. The Historical Novel Society Editor’s Choice.
Dragonetz and Estela: the troubadours. They thought they knew each other but they didn’t even know themselves.
Dragonetz has failed Eleanor of Aquitaine once. Now that she plans to be Queen of England he could make amends. Although prepared to risk his own life on an impossible quest, a knight should protect his lady, or so say the troubadour songs.
His lady, however, plays to a different tune and she wants partnership, not protection. Estela and Dragonetz fight their enemies, both on the battlefield and in the courts of Christendom, from the sophistication of Zaragossa to the wilds of Wales. Can they win through to song hereafter, together? Or have they broken one rule too many?
Mystery, intrigue, romance and adventure fill the pages of this magnificent conclusion to an epic series sure to delight fans of Elizabeth Chadwick and Bernard Cornwell. Jean Gill captures the soul of the age and the characters who lived in it.
‘Evocative and thoroughly riveting. A vividly-written, historical saga.’ The Wishing Shelf ‘Historical Fiction at its best.’ Karen Charlton, the Detective Lavender Mysteries jeangill.com
About the Author:
Jean Gill is a Welsh writer and photographer living in the south of France with two scruffy dogs, a beehive named ‘Endeavour, a Nikon D750 and a man. For many years, she taught English and was the first woman to be a secondary headteacher in Wales. She is mother or stepmother to five children so life was hectic.
Publications are varied, including prize-winning poetry and novels, military history, translated books on dog training, and a cookery book on goat cheese. With Scottish parents, an English birthplace and French residence, she can usually support the winning team on most sporting occasions.
Brief Review:
A blast of medieval air and irresistible storytelling you can’t put down. The fourth and final book in the Troubadours Series which continues with Dragonetz los Pros and Estela de Matin, two characters I have been rooting for since the very beginning. Without giving a précis of the book, I would rather give interested readers a ‘feel’ for what they are about to read.
Song Hereafter is brought to life in ways that only Jean Gill fans will appreciate. It’s easy to see why this author has won so many awards, readers and fans across the globe. She gets her historical facts right when it really matters because her research and her dedication to the finer details of the period is impeccable. With courtly intrigue and power struggles, you can’t help but feel the beauty and live the fear. Swept along by the unique flavor and mood of the story, I particular enjoyed the accounts of medicine and healing, wills and hunting deer, architecture, singing and the wise traveler. Fascinating aspects of the time and had me pinned to my reader.
I’m very sad, however, to see the last of these captivating and enchanting historical novels. Although the books could be stand-alones, I recommend reading all four from the beginning to gain a thorough insight of the period and a deeper sense of these well-rounded and richly developed characters.
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