Four women, four destinies - the future of King Arthur's court...
A fresh, feminist retelling of the Arthurian legends
The Cleaving is an Arthurian retelling that follows the tangled
stories of four women: Nimue, Ygraine, Morgana, and Guinevere, as they
fight to control their own destinies amid the wars and rivalries that
will determine the destiny of Britain.
The legendary epics of King Arthur and Camelot don't tell the whole
story. Chroniclers say Arthur's mother Ygraine married the man that
killed her husband. They say that Arthur's half-sister Morgana turned to
dark magic to defy him and Merlin. They say that the enchantress Nimue
challenged Merlin and used her magic to outwit him. And that Arthur's
marriage to Guinevere ended in adultery, rebellion and bloodshed. So why
did these women chose such dangerous paths?
As warfare and rivalries constantly challenge the king, Arthur and
Merlin believe these women are destined to serve Camelot by doing as
they are told. But men forget that women talk. Ygraine, Nimue, Morgana
and Guinevere become friends and allies while the decisions that shape
their lives are taken out of their hands. This is their untold story.
Now these women have a voice.
File Under: Fantasy [ Once and Future A Woman's Work Out of the
Shadows Cutting Edge ]
Juliet E McKenna is an expert on medieval history and warfare and brings
this expertise as well as her skills as a fantasy writer to this epic
standalone novel.
