The Lion and the Cross: A Novel of Saint Patrick and Ancient Ireland Contributor(s): Hamilton, Joan Lesley (Author) |
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ISBN: 1504053273 ISBN-13: 9781504053273 Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media LLC OUR PRICE: $20.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Cultural Heritage |
Dewey: 813.54 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.25" W x 8" (1.01 lbs) 400 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Irish |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The man who would become Ireland's beloved patron saint confronts his destiny during the tumultuous Dark Ages in this vibrant, enthralling novel In 410 CE, arrogant sixteen-year-old Magonus Sucatus Patricius denounces Christianity as a religion for cowards when the Roman legions withdraw, leaving Britain vulnerable to raiders from the west. Determined to wield a sword despite being the grandson of a priest, the affluent young man is taken captive by barbarians and sold into slavery to a cruel Irish king. On a mountaintop in Eire, a shepherd strips him of his grand Roman name and calls him Padraic, marking him a man of no consequence. Set against the magnificent backdrop of ancient Ireland and based on available historical facts, Saint Patrick's Confession, and Celtic myth, this gripping novel follows Patrick as he finds his faith while fighting to escape bondage in Eire. Friendship with a king, love for a queen, and enmity with the druids who fear his God will embroil him in a civil war in a land from which he will struggle to flee--only to be called to return. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hamilton, Joan Lesley: - Joan Lesley Hamilton began writing at the age of seventeen. Her first historical novel, The Lion and the Cross: A Novel of Saint Patrick and Ancient Ireland (1979), was inspired by the man behind the myths. Writing under the pseudonym William Sarabande, Hamilton is also the author of Wolves of the Dawn (1986), a novel of Bronze Age Britain, and the international bestselling eleven-volume First Americans series. She lives in Southern California. |