A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver

FROM SARAH:

his book has received a lot of love from readers! I have yet to read it, but it comes highly recommended by some RAR team members and is on my TBR. It's an unusual take on Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife to two kings, mother to two others, who has been waiting in Heaven a long time (eight centuries) —to be reunited with her second husband, Henry II of England. Beautiful Feet Books recommends it for homeschoolers in grades 10-12.

Recommended for ages 13+.

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife to two kings, mother to two others, has been waiting in Heaven a long time -- eight centuries, more or less -- to be reunited with her second husband, Henry II of England. Finally, the day has come when Henry will be judged for admission. While Eleanor, never a patient woman in life or afterlife, waits, three people, each of whom was close to Eleanor during a time of her life, join her. Their reminiscences do far more than help distract Eleanor -- they also paint a rich portrait of an extraordinary woman who was front and center in a remarkable period in history and whose accomplishments have had an important influence on society through the ages.