This is the fourth book I've read by Eva García Sáenz and once again I was absolutely thrilled. She writes in her concluding remarks:
'The life of Eleanor of Aquitaine provides material not only for a novel, but for an entire encyclopaedia. She lived an unusually long life for her time and died at the age of 82 in her beloved Fontevrault Abbey, where she had retired.
When I began to look into her life, I realised that I would only be able to follow her for a few years in a novel, her life was so eventful. I decided to focus on the early years, from her father's death to her return from the Holy Land.

Sáenz has an excellent ability to describe the Middle Ages with all its quarrels. It is an exciting story from the first to the last page. It begins in 1137 and lasts until 1149. Eleonora becomes the ruler of Aquitaine after the death of her father and, for tactical reasons, decides to marry the weak son of the king of France and later King Louis VII. She believed that this would also enable her to gain power over the Carpathians. However, she did not realise from the outset that many intrigues and power games would prevent her from doing so for a long time.
It is a historical novel that I can recommend to everyone. ( )

Aquitania
Eva García Sáenz
Publicado: 2020 | 320 páginas
Novela Histórico Intriga

1137. El duque de Aquitania —la región más codiciada de Francia— aparece muerto en Compostela. El cuerpo queda de color azul y con la marca del «águila de sangre», una ancestral tortura normanda. Su hija Eleanor decide vengarse y para ello se casa con el hijo del que cree su asesino: Luy VI el Gordo, rey de Francia. Pero el propio rey muere durante la boda en idénticas circunstancias.Eleanor y Luy VII intentarán averiguar, junto con los gatos aquitanos —los épicos espías de los duques—, quién quiere a los inexpertos reyes en el trono.Décadas antes de la muerte del duque de Aquitania, un niño sin nombre es abandonado en un bosque por sus cinco madres. Acaso un monstruo, o tal vez un santo, el pequeño superviviente acabará convirtiéndose en uno de los hombres más excepcionales del medievo europeo.Un cautivador thriller histórico que atraviesa un siglo repleto de venganzas, incestos y batallas. Un turbador misterio en torno a tres vidas que forjarán lo que más tarde se llamará Europa.Vuelve la autora de la exitosa Trilogía de la Ciudad Blanca (El silencio de la ciudad blanca, Los ritos del agua, Los señores del tiempo).

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2021 Santi ( )

Muy malo, no merece la pena leerlo. Hay muy buenas biografías de Leonor de Aquitania. ( )