Banners of Gold : A Novel

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Summary: More insight in Richard Couer de Lion's character
Review: Alix is at it again. Sequel to "Shield of three Lions," I couldn't wait to read this one. Its a bit different than the last. Less of an adventure and more of a romance. Less talking and more FEELINGS.
Starts off with a one-eyed jew who comes to collect Alix from her precious Wanthwaithe. Enoch has been injured and is away in Scotland. She tries to fight the jew, Bonel but of course has to go with him and once again meet up with King Richard.
Man, this chick gets all the guys is all I'm gonna say!
Everyone is madly in love with her---could it because she, as the main character, is utterly stunning with perfect white teeth?
And her silvery halo of hair----on and on.
This book was harder to pick up compared to the first. Its so into Richard and Alix. Its like, "I wonder what Richard is going to do today? When is he gonna get hit with that arrow?" etc.
We interact with Queen Eleanor, too. Travel all of France's territories and are not in England much. Its a "middle book." Think of it as the "Empire Strikes BAck" or the "Two Towers."
Compared to hopeful trilogies. I was hoping that the rerelease means that the author was going to put out a third book; but the first printing of this story was in 1986. It seems unlikely.
So BE WARNED of two things when reading this book:
THERE IS NO SEQUEL evident
THE ENDING IS A CLIFF HANGER!!!!!
But its good. And if you want to know the further adventures of Alix, sans Enoch, my recommendation is get it!

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Summary: Wow!
Review: I absolutly loved this book along with the first! I don't think I really need to explain it becaouse other people already have. I just want to back them up on how good these books are. I wnat to know when she is going to come out with the 3rd book. I can't wait! If any one knows anything about a 3rd book PLEASE tell me! Or maybe if you know about any other books by her other than the Eleanor one. Thanx!

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Summary: I, too, loved this book.
Review: I read the first book, Shield of Three Lions, and didn't know there was a sequel until I went through my bookshelves and found my sister hand lent it to me, god knows how long ago. I loved the first one because of how ingenious the girl was in passing herself as a boy. Many times the scene of her putting the reeds together in order to pee like a boy would pop into my head and I would get a good laugh to myself over it. I was thrilled to see an unread book on my shelf and this book above all.

What I got out of it mostly is the way women and Jews have been historically treated and it made me angry and feeling impotent knowing that it is still going on in the year 2000, which, I may add is mentioned several times in the book as being the year of the apocolypse. Every book I have read about Richard the Lionheart is that he would not love a woman.

I would like very much if Ms. Kaufman would write yet another in this series. This is why I logged on, to see if she had done so.

Perhaps Ms. Kaufman can be reached by Web page to see if she is working on it. Our heroine has a life awaiting her upon leaving the European continent.

Ms. Kaufman graphically shows us the living conditions of this time in history, but she doesn't dwell on it. I have seen several motion pictures which do show this timeframe, i.e., Father Cadfael, and we are talking major filth, both living conditions and body conditions.

I enjoyed it and I will sell it to whomever would like to read it but can't find it. I have searched my house for Shield of Three Lions but it was so long ago that I no longer have it. That one was great too.

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Summary: I, too, loved this book.
Review: I read the first book, Shield of Three Lions, and didn't know there was a sequel until I went through my bookshelves and found my sister hand lent it to me, god knows how long ago. I loved the first one because of how ingenious the girl was in passing herself as a boy. Many times the scene of her putting the reeds together in order to pee like a boy would pop into my head and I would get a good laugh to myself over it. I was thrilled to see an unread book on my shelf and this book above all.

What I got out of it mostly is the way women and Jews have been historically treated and it made me angry and feeling impotent knowing that it is still going on in the year 2000, which, I may add is mentioned several times in the book as being the year of the apocolypse. Every book I have read about Richard the Lionheart is that he would not love a woman.

I would like very much if Ms. Kaufman would write yet another in this series. This is why I logged on, to see if she had done so.

Perhaps Ms. Kaufman can be reached by Web page to see if she is working on it. Our heroine has a life awaiting her upon leaving the European continent.

Ms. Kaufman graphically shows us the living conditions of this time in history, but she doesn't dwell on it. I have seen several motion pictures which do show this timeframe, i.e., Father Cadfael, and we are talking major filth, both living conditions and body conditions.

I enjoyed it and I will sell it to whomever would like to read it but can't find it. I have searched my house for Shield of Three Lions but it was so long ago that I no longer have it. That one was great too.

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Summary: I loved this book!!!
Review: To the reader from California USA Sorry bucko...you'd better go back & check your history books. Banners of Gold is set in the 12th Century which means Lady Alix is doing battle with King Richard I, not King Richard III, Richard III wasn't even born until 1452. Aside from that though the book is a great read if you're into historical stories.