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Isolde : the queen of the western isle

Isolde, a healer, falls instantly in love when she is called upon to secretly treat Sir Tristan of Lyonesse, who was injured in battle against her Queen mother's troops, but the young lovers find themselves caught in the crosscurrents of fate when Isolde is promised in marriage to Tristan's uncle, the King of Cornwall.

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  • "Isolde, a healer, falls instantly in love when she is called upon to secretly treat Sir Tristan of Lyonesse, who was injured in battle against her Queen mother's troops, but the young lovers find themselves caught in the crosscurrents of fate when Isolde is promised in marriage to Tristan's uncle, the King of Cornwall."@en
  • "Isolde, a gifted healer and princess destined to inherit the Irish throne from her mother, falls in love with Tristan, nephew of the King of Cornwall, who is embroiled in a war with the Irish queen."
  • "In the golden time of Arthur and Guenevere, the Island of the West shines like an emerald in the sea'one of the last strongholds of Goddess-worship and Mother-right. Isolde is the only daughter and heiress of Ireland's great ruling queen, a lady as passionate in battle as she is in love. La Belle Isolde, like her mother, is famed for her beauty, but she is a healer instead of a warrior, "of all surgeons, the best among the isles." A natural peacemaker, Isolde is struggling to save Ireland from a war waged by her dangerously reckless mother. The Queen is influenced by her lover, Sir Marhaus, who urges her to invade neighboring Cornwall and claim it for her own, a foolhardy move Isolde is determined to prevent. But she is unable to stop them. King Mark of Cornwall sends forth his own champion to do battle with the Irish'Sir Tristan of Lyonesse'a young, untested knight with a mysterious past. A member of the Round Table, Tristan has returned to the land of his birth after many years in exile, only to face Ireland's fiercest champion in combat. When he lies victorious but near death on the field of battle, Tristan knows that his only hope of survival lies to the West. He must be taken to Ireland to be healed, but he must go in disguise'for if the Queen finds out who killed her beloved, he will follow Marhaus into the spirit world. His men smuggle him into the Queen's fort at Dubh Lein, and beg the princess to save him. From this first meeting of star-crossed lovers, an epic story unfolds. Isolde's skill and beauty impress Tristan's uncle, King Mark of Cornwall, and'knowing nothing of her love for Tristan'he decides to make her his queen, a match her mother encourages as a way to bind their lands under one rule. Tristan and Isolde find themselves caught in the crosscurrents of fate, as Isolde is forced to marry a man she does not love. Taking pity on her daughter, the Queen gives her an elixir that will create in her a passion for King Mark and ensure that their love will last until death. But on the voyage to Ireland, Tristan and Isolde drink the love potion by accident, sealing their already perilous love forever. So begins the first book of the Tristan and Isolde trilogy, another stunning example of the storyteller's craft from Rosalind Miles, author of the beloved and bestselling Guenevere trilogy. From the Hardcover edition."@en
  • "Only daughter of Ireland's ruling queen, Isolde has always known that she will take over the rule of the sacred Island of the West when her time comes. Until then she practises her skills as a healer and struggles to hold back her mother, a passionate, headstrong woman under the sway of her champion, Sir Marhaus, who is determined to make war. Attacking Cornwall, Sir Marhaus wounds the king's nephew, Sir Tristan of Lyonesse, so badly that he can only be saved by Isolde, the most noted healer of the isles. And when the King of Cornwall decides to marry Isolde, unaware of the young couple's growing love, the stage is set for the mythic tale of star-crossed lovers that the world knows so well."@en

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  • "Isolde : the queen of the Western Isle ; a novel"
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  • "Isolde : queen of the western isle"
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  • "Isolde : the queen of the Western Isle : a novel"
  • "Isolde, queen of the Western Isle the first of the Tristan and Isolde novels"@en
  • "Isolde, queen of the Western Isle : the first of the Tristan and Isolde novels"@en
  • "Isolde, queen of the Western Isle : the first of the Tristan and Isolde novels"
  • "Isolde : queen of the Western Isle : a novel"
  • "Isolde the Queen of the Western Isle : a novel"
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  • "Isolde : queen of the Western Isle : the first of the Tristan and Isolde novels"
  • "Isolde : Queen of the Western Isle"@en
  • "Isolde, queen of the western isle the first of the tristan and isolde novels"@en
  • "Isolde, the Queen of the Western Isle : a novel"@en

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