An Absence of Angels

by Julie Harris

If only she were a man, her father’s lands would be hers.
Loire Valley, France, 1212. Adelina de Polignac is forced into a marriage of convenience to a man she detests. Her true love she cannot have – Geoffrey, her orphaned cousin, a Benedictine monk whose heart doesn’t belong with the church. When Adelina’s father is murdered, she tries to escape by joining the Children’s Crusade, but Gabriel of Lyon foils her plan. He is her father’s most merciless knight and he will stop at nothing to acquire the Polignac estate. But can a young woman, who once dreamed of being a knight, go unarmed into battle against a violent, avaricious mercenary and win? Adelina begs her Geoffrey for help before all is lost, but loyal Geoffrey, stuck fast in a nearby monastery, can do nothing. Or can he?

485 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 27, 2011

About the author

Julie Harris is the Australian author of Anna's Gold, The Site, No Exit, The Diamond Factory, Beyond Laughter, An Absence of Angels, and many more. She has been published in Australia, USA, UK, Germany and France.
Her writing, which crosses most genres, has been compared to Harper Lee and Jack London.
Of one of her books, The Longest Winter, best selling author Bryce Courtenay has declared, "I'd give five years of my life to write a book like that".
Julie lives with her husband in a small country town on the Darling Downs in Queensland, Australia.

Reviews

[Cathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked this book, good read!

[Moiety]

Read about 40%, POV and scenes change abruptly within the text, difficult to follow what's going on.