Book description
The Prince: Eager, burning, and young, Alexander has come of age to
take vengeance on the treacherous King March of Cornwall who murdered
his father. He sets off toward Camelot to seek justice from King Arthur,
only to be diverted by the beautiful and sensual Morgan le Fay, Arthur's
sister. Using her wiles and her enchantments, Morgan persuades the young
prince to attempt a theft of the Holy Grail. He is unaware her motives
are of the darkest nature. The Pilgrim: Motherless daughter of a royal
duke, Alice has lived a life of adventure, accompanying her father on
his yearly pilgrimages. Now, on her father's final visit to Jerusalem,
she comes under the protection of a young prince whose brothers were
murdered, a prince who is in possession of an enchanted silver cup
believed to be the mysterious Holy Grail itself. Thus the stage is set
for two young seekers to meet - and to find not what they are searching
for but, instead, the greatest treasure of all . . . love. 'Mary
Stewart's skilful reinterpretation of the Arthurian legend is charming
and surprising - a seamless bit of work.' Mary Stewart's novels have
been re-issued in paperback with beautiful, brand new covers for 2011.
Mary Stewart is one of our most successful novelists. Her first novel,
MADAM WILL YOU TALK, was published in 1955. It was an immediate success
and marked the beginning of a long and acclaimed writing career. All her
novels have been bestsellers on both sides of the Atlantic. She was made
a Doctor of Literature by Durham University in 2009.
