Circle of Stones; A Novel

by Anna Lee Waldo

• ISBN13: 9780312970611
• ISBN10: 0312970617
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-15
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks

Summary

The author of the 1.5 million-copy bestsellerSacajaweanow brings to life an extraordinary historical saga, capturing the breathtaking castle intrigue of medieval Wales and the passions that drove men and women to explore new horizons... History would call her Brenda, the mistress of a powerful Welsh prince. But when she arrives at Gwynedd Castle, she is only a naive girl who cannot control her desire for Prince Owain-- until he decides to murder her child. Now, in a court filled with jealousy and betrayal, Brenda will harbor a dangerous secret-- and daringly become a Druid healer, a woman who steadily gains influence and cunning to protect her son Madoc at any cost. But soon a prophecy that has foreseen him as a messiah for the Druids and the finder of a faraway shore called America, will magnificently, thrillingly unfold...

Author Biography

Anna Lee Waldo teaches chemistry at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. She is the author of two previous novels, Sacajawea, a 1.5 million-copy New York Times bestseller for eight months, and Prairie.

Table of Contents

Prologue	p. 1
1151 to 1152 A.D.	p. 9
Story of Lug	p. 11
Madoc	p. 23
Taliesin Druids	p. 41
Kinefever	p. 55
Ailin	p. 70
Gwynedd Soldiers	p. 83
1152 to 1164 A.D.	p. 99
Sein's Song	p. 101
Dafydd	p. 122
King Henry II	p. 150
Royal Caravan	p. 165
Aberffraw	p. 182
Lady Gladys	p. 201
Death	p. 217
The Duel	p. 232
Emissaries	p. 249
Morgan	p. 262
Mystery	p. 275
Consanguinity	p. 286
Christiannt	p. 306
Louis VII	p. 317
Troyes	p. 332
Awarring	p. 344
Prince Owain	p. 358
1164 to 1170 A.D.	p. 381
Royal Funeral	p. 383
Gwenllian	p. 395
Degannwy	p. 413
Iorwerth	p. 428
Annesta	p. 442
Gwennan Gorn	p. 468
Afterword	p. 491
Acknowledgments	p. 493
Bibliography	p. 495
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