Anny P. (wolfnme) reviewed on 5/8/2006 + 3389 more book reviews

first read this book when it was released in the '70s, and my 30-year-old copy of the book is in tatters from numerous re-reads. Ms. Gellis is a consummate storyteller -- medieval English history of the 1200s come alive under her spell. Gellis is the only reason I remember as much English history as I do! "Roselynde" introduces us to Alinor, who has recently inherited a very large estate on the coast of England called Roselynde. Because she is a very young heiress, she is brought to court by Queen Alinor (or Eleanor of Aquitaine, as many of us remember her) to protect her from fortune hunters and opportunists. At court, she enters into a world of political intrigue leading up to the Third Crusade, and finds herself falling in love with a most unlikely man: her guardian, or warden, Simon. She must adroitly manage the wishes of kings, queens and politics in order to manage her own heart's desire.

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