The Crown Rose

Library Bookwatch, August, 2005

The Crown Rose

Fiona Avery

PYR

59 John Glenn Dr., Amherst, NY 14228

1591023120 $25.00 1-800-421-0351

Take French medieval history, blend in a healthy dose of fantasy, and then trace the life of one Isabelle of France, born heir to the throne in 1240 and facing an unusual, changed destiny from a man who may be more than an ordinary mortal and you have The Crown Rose, a rich fantasy with a plot woven around actual events, blending elements of the real and fantasy. Over a year was spent researching the period--and it shows in a rich, detailed setting.