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Very Good/Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Ex-Library Colour illustrated laminated bds. Ffep missing. Lib marks to title page. lib stamp to bottom outer edge of text block. pages evenly browning. Interior very good and clean. Unclipped dustjacket in clear protective sleeve in VG+ condition with lib sticker to bottom spine end.
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Good. GREAT BOOK! FIRST U.S. EDITION. MODERATE WEAR & A FEW SMALL REPAIRS TO DUSTJACKET. LIBRARY STAMPS, SMUDGED ON EDGES BUT NO MARKS IN TEXT. From Publishers Weekly: The family of English serfs whose saga began in The Proud Villeins remains in bondage as Anand continues the series into the latter part of the 13th century. In the village of Rushley, Isabel of Northfield, young wife of Alfred Plowman, envies her beautiful cousin Rohese, who marries a freeman. When Alfred dies in an accident, Isabel seeks to raise her station by entering a nearby abbey, illegally offering as dowry the land to which she is tied. She is accepted for the land, which the venal abbess wrests from its rightful owner, but is turned into a kitchen drudge. An attempt at revenge fails, as does her bid for happiness through a love affair with a freeman. In her old age, she passes on to young kinswoman Nicola a talisman of their family's free ancestor, who was unjustly made a serf before the time of William the Conqueror. The unhappily wed Nicola and her brutal but talented craftsman husband, Thomas Woodcarver, escape bondage through deceit and build the possibility of a better future for their descendants. With a thoroughgoing knowledge of medieval life and customs, Anand weaves a moving tale of courageous men and women who, though brutalized by their surroundings, nurture the spark of hope. \nCopyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc." "From School Library Journal: This sequel to The Proud Villeins (St. Martin, 1992) is well written, intriguing, and stands on its own. Anand draws readers right into a novel about generations of women serving a manor lord. Their husbands are selected for them and they, and their children, are forced into lifetimes of toil and travail. One woman's life leads to another as the story flows along a stream of early English history. Readers will worry about Isabel of Northfield who flees to a convent to avoid marriage, only to find an abbess who is far worse than anyone she has known. Isabel tells her story to Nicola, a child who grows and marries Thomas, the craftsman of the title. Their daughter runs from her abusive father to begin another life and another story. Through Anand's series, readers see the dull and often futile existence of the villeins. The author has created characters that are strong and difficult to leave behind. It's hard to stop reading this book. -Linda Vretos, West Springfield High School, Springfield, VA Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Fair Acceptable jacket. Ex-Library. Hardcover. Worn. -Disclaimer: May have a different cover image than stock photos shows, as well as being a different edition/printing, unless otherwise stated. Please contact us if you're looking for one of these specifically. Your order will ship with FREE Delivery Confirmation (Tracking). We are a family business, and your satisfaction is our goal!
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0747203725. A crisp, clean, tight copy in green boards with gilt titles. A nearly imperceptable trace of shelfwear. Evenly yellowing pages possess a small ink remainder mark on heel of pages near front board 1/2 inch from spine. -unobtrusive and very restrained. APPEARS UNREAD!
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book II of the Bridges over Time series. This copy is near fine, with a clean and straight text block, unmarked, and a near fine original dust jacket. Appears unread. Dust jacket has some shelf wear at the head and tail of the spine. All of our books ship with dust jacket protection.