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Nora's Song
39 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2013
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Cecelia Holland
77 books210 followersPen name used by Elizabeth Eliot Carter.
Cecelia Holland is one of the world's most highly acclaimed and respected historical novelists, ranked by many alongside other giants in that field such as Mary Renault and Larry McMurtry. Over the span of her thirty year career, she's written almost thirty historical novels, including The Firedrake, Rakessy, Two Ravens, Ghost on the Steppe, Death of Attila, Hammer For Princes, The King's Road, Pillar of the Sky, The Lords of Vaumartin, Pacific Street, Sea Beggars, The Earl, The King in Winter, The Belt of Gold, The Serpent Dreamer, The High City, Kings of the North, and a series of fantasy novels, including The Soul Thief, The Witches Kitchen, The Serpent Dreamer, and Varanger. She also wrote the well-known science fiction novel Floating Worlds, which was nominated for a Locus Award in 1975. Her most recent book is a new fantasy novel, Dragon Heart.
Cecelia Holland is one of the world's most highly acclaimed and respected historical novelists, ranked by many alongside other giants in that field such as Mary Renault and Larry McMurtry. Over the span of her thirty year career, she's written almost thirty historical novels, including The Firedrake, Rakessy, Two Ravens, Ghost on the Steppe, Death of Attila, Hammer For Princes, The King's Road, Pillar of the Sky, The Lords of Vaumartin, Pacific Street, Sea Beggars, The Earl, The King in Winter, The Belt of Gold, The Serpent Dreamer, The High City, Kings of the North, and a series of fantasy novels, including The Soul Thief, The Witches Kitchen, The Serpent Dreamer, and Varanger. She also wrote the well-known science fiction novel Floating Worlds, which was nominated for a Locus Award in 1975. Her most recent book is a new fantasy novel, Dragon Heart.
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November 26, 2022
Collected in Dangerous Women, Dangerous Women 1. Eleanor of Aquitaine's daughter Nora wants the same rights as a man, to be a king and a lord, to ride a horse into battle. Basically, she would have been okay if she was born an Amazon in Themyscira.
She might be young but she already knows things suck for women in medieval times. The dangerous woman here certainly isn't young Nora, but her formidable mother. In the end Nora has to come to terms with some things she cannot change. This was kinda depressing.
She might be young but she already knows things suck for women in medieval times. The dangerous woman here certainly isn't young Nora, but her formidable mother. In the end Nora has to come to terms with some things she cannot change. This was kinda depressing.
July 27, 2021
I would love it I found out this was part of an actual series. I'll look after writing this review. There's definitely a Game of Thrones feel to this story, but without incest. This is a great short story in that it gives closure and leave the reader wanting more.
April 12, 2021
DNF - I'm not a fan of historical fiction, and this just wasn't grabbing me.
December 3, 2022
Alright albeit it leads nowhere
July 28, 2022
Historical, so not my cup of tea
Eleanor of Aquitaine's daughter Nora wants to be a boy. They have more fun.
Eleanor of Aquitaine's daughter Nora wants to be a boy. They have more fun.
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