jjares reviewed on 3/9/2013 + 3289 more book reviews

This story is about England, Brittany, etc., in an early time. I forced myself to finish the story even though it was boring and trite.

Heres the synopsis: young womans very old husband dies (and leaves her with lots of money); she is given to a much younger man a knight with little money; knight marries young woman, has lots of sex, they live happily ever after.

Mellisynt of Tremont is about 22 and has been cloistered (in the Tremont Castle) by her aging husband. He has also been a penny-pinching tyrant; when he dies, few tears are shed.

Soon after, Duke Geoffrey gives Mellisynt to Sir Richard FitzHugh, a fearsome knight-warrior. He is ambitious and sees Mellisynt only as a means to securing his future. However, Sir Richard doesnt reckon on his new wife. The story is about two individuals, coming from opposite backgrounds, who strive to make peace in their marriage and eventually fall in love.

Lovelace has a good grasp of the history of the times and adds it liberally. Theres more than enough fighting for the reader; the times highlighted in this story were violence-prone and dangerous.

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