"Shrewsbury (England)" . . "1066 - 1485" . . "Knights and knighthood Fiction." . . "England" . . "Knights and knighthood." . . . . "Fiction." . . "To 1500" . . "Great Britain--History-- Angevin period, 1154-1216" . . "FICTION / Historical" . . "Knights and knighthood Great Britain Fiction." . . "Great Britain" . . "Great Britain." . "Welsh Borders (England and Wales)-- History--To 1500" . . "Historical fiction." . . "Historical Fiction" . "Historical Fiction." . "Great Britain History Medieval Period, 1066-1485 Fiction" . . "Nobility Great Britain Fiction" . . . . "Shadows and Strongholds" . "Shadows and Strongholds"@en . . "A star back in Britain, Elizabeth Chadwick is finally getting the attention she deserves here.?USA Today Nothing worthwhile is easy. Not becoming a knight. Not when you don't fit in anywhere. Brunin Fitzwarin knows this better than anyone. Lost in his own home, he's now a knight-in-training to the Lord of Ludlow?and still utterly alone. That is, until the youngest daughter of the house befriends him. But England is in turmoil, and Brunin must fight with his lord to support King Stephen for the English crown. As the war rages on and his particularly close to home, Brunin must defeat the shadows of his childhood and take on the mantle of knight, confronting the future head on. A rich tale of coming of age in a world where chivalry is a luxury few can afford. Shadows and Strongholds is a tale of earning your place and finding your way home. Picking up an Elizabeth Chadwick novel is like having a Bentley draw up at your door: you know you are in for a sumptuous ride.?Daily Telegraph The best writer of medieval fiction currently around.?Richard Lee, founder and publisher, Historical Novel Society" . "Historical fiction" . "Historical fiction"@en . . . . . . . . "Prequel to \"Lords of the White Castle\", this is a mediaeval tale of pride, loyalty and conflict set on the Welsh borders." . . . . "History" . . "History"@en . . . . . . . . "Misfit ten-year-old Brunin FitzWarin struggles with doubts that compromise his education as a knight, befriends his instructor knight's youngest daughter, and witnesses the increasingly dangerous threats of Gilbert de Lacy." . . . . . . . . . "Love stories" . . . . "Shadows and strongholds Prequel to The Outlaw Knight"@en . "Fiction"@en . "Fiction" . . "When 10-year-old Brunin aids his lord in supporting Prince Henry in his battle against King Stephen for the English crown, his own land comes under threat. As the war for the crown and the land rages, Brunin must defeat the shadows of his childhood and put to use all he has learned." . . . "Nine-year-old Fulke FitzWarin leaves his family to be fostered in the household of Joscelin de Dinan, Lord of Ludlow. Here Fulke will learn knightly arts, but before he can succeed, he must overcome the deep-seated doubts that hold him back. Hawise FitzWarin is Joscelin's youngest daughter and she befriends Fulke. As they grow up, an implacable enemy threatens Ludlow and as the pressure mounts, their friendship changes until one fateful day they find themselves staring at each other across a divide. Not only does Fulke have to overcome the shadows of his childhood, he faces a Welsh threat to his family's lands, and the way he feels about Hawise endangers all his hard won confidence. As the menace to Ludlow intensifies, he must either confront the future head on, or fail on all counts, not knowing if Hawise stands with or against him." . . "Shadows and strongholds"@en . "Shadows and strongholds" . . . "Knight-in-training Brunin FitzWarin must choose between his loyalty to the Lord of Ludlow and duty to supper Henry FitzEmpress for the English crown, or the friendship of his lord's youngest daughter." . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Electronic books" . "Electronic books"@en . . . . "1135 - 1154" . . "Welsh Borders (England and Wales)" . .