Godiva: A Novel
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Nicole Galland, author of The Foolโs Tale, turns her clever pen toward re-imagining the famous legend of Lady Godiva in this expertly crafted historical novel set in Anglo-Saxon England.
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A 12th-century noblewoman, Lady Godiva is infamous for riding naked through Coventry to relieve her people of her husbandโs unfair and oppressive taxation. Leofric, Earl of Mercia, said he would ease the tax burden if she would ride through the streets, wearing only her glorious, long hair. In doing so she risked everything, including her home and well-being.
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Told with humor and precise attention to detail, Nicole Gallandโs Godiva brings to life the adventures of the legendary lady, her husband and her best friend the Abbess Egdiva in thrilling detail. Itโs an entertaining tale of courtly intrigue, deceit, and romance that is sure to captivate fans of literary and historical fiction.
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Nicole Galland is the author of the historical novels I, Iago; Godiva; Crossed; Revenge of the Rose; and The Foolโs Tale; as well as the contemporary romantic comedies On the Same Page and Stepdog, and the New York Times bestselling near-future thriller The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (with Neal Stephenson).
