Book description
The dramatic story of the Norman conquest of Ireland in the 12th
century. Full of battles and warfare, but a story of love, too,
between an unlikely pair - wilful and wild Irish princess Aoife, and
Strongbow, the greatest of the Norman knights to come to Ireland. A
clash of cultures and a vivid story of one of the Greats of Irish history.
Historian and novelist Morgan Llywelyn was born in New York City, but
after the death of her husband and parents in 1985 returned to Ireland
to take up citizenship in the land of her grandparents and make her
permanent home there. After making the shortlist for the United States
Olympic Team in Dressage in 1975, but not making the team itself, she
turned to writing historical novels exploring her Celtic roots. The most
successful of these was Lion of Ireland - The Legend of Brian Boru,
which was published in 1980 and has sold into the millions of copies.
She received the Novel of the Year Award from the National League of
American Penwomen for her novel The Horse Goddess as well as the Woman
of the Year Award from the Irish-American Heritage Committee for Bard:
The Odyssey of the Irish. The latter award was presented to her by Ed
Koch, then-mayor of New York City. Morgan is also the author of , the
story of Grace O'Malley, told partly through letters from Granuaile to
her beloved son. It is a thrilling tale of adventure that brings this
unorthodox and inspiring historical figure to life.
