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"THE KNIGHT AND THE ROSE
Berkley, Feb 2002, 14.00, 464 pp.
ISBN: 0425183297
In 1322 Lady Johanna FitzHenry knows that she must escape from her abusive husband Sir Fulk de Enderby who lives up to his nickname The Mallet as he constantly hits her and scorns her for failing to produce his heir. Johanna knows that if she fails to flee soon she will join his two previous wives interred under the earth. Her opportunity arises when she receives a message from her mother Lady Constance that her father is dying. Johanna tricks Fulk into allowing her to see him.
Gervase de Laval pretends to be a scholar though he recently fought and fled from a losing battle with the English. Father Gilbert arranges for Gervase, using the name Geraint, to take his wounded comrade to a local healer Christiana. There Geraint meets Constance who decides to blackmail the obviously not scholar into helping free her daughter from that beastly Mallet. Knowing whom his injured friend is, Constance persuades Geraint to testify at an ecclesiastic court that he is Johanna's husband married before she wedded Fulk. As Geraint and Johanna play out their dangerous ruse, they fall in love, but she struggles with taking a chance on any male after the behavior of Fulk.
THE KNIGHT AND THE ROSE is an entertaining medieval romance filled with charcaters readers will either love or detest as the cast is fully developed. Though everyone seems to recognize the wounded colleague, the story line remains enjoyable for fans of thirteenth century romances. Readers will root for Johanna and Gervase while hoping that the odious Fulk receives all he deserves. Isolde Martyn provides sub-genre fans with a historical treat.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story
- Distant past/middle ages
Abusive:
- the services of a doctor are needed
Difficult/unusual lover?
Yes
Who's in charge?
- he is
Who seduces whom?
- woman seducing man
Abusive lover?
Yes
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- warrior/knight
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 70%
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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