A fictionalized biography based on true events in 12th-century England and Ireland, and told in alternating chapters by the principals, Richard de Clare--Strongbow--and Aoife. Both are children of warriors who have been stripped of their titles by hostile kings. Richard and Aoife's desires to regain what has been lost bring them together in a war for control of Ireland.
Llywelyn's novel tells the story of a disgraced Norman knight who found a new home in Ireland, and of the Irish princess who became his wife and his strength. It was an absorbing, touching read, but too short. I would like to know much more about Richard de Clare and Aoife.