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Synopsis: The Tapestry Shop is an historical novel based on the life of Adam de la Halle, a poet/musician who left behind a vast collection of secular compositions. While researching Adam's music, Moore discovered a little-known fact; the earliest version of the Robin Hood legend may have been Adam's play, Le Jeu de Robin et Marion. Because Adam was patronized by royalty, his play was probably performed in English courts, and would have changed, as legends do. In the retelling, Robin became an English hero, and Robin's companions became the Merry Men. The book draws the reader into the Middle Ages, where women joined the crusades and students held discourse on the Street of Straw.
About the Author: Joyce Elson Moore is an award-winning author of historical fiction. In addition to her novels, her work has appeared in major newspapers and national publications, poetry journals, and anthologies of selected writers.
She lives on the west coast of Florida with her rescued boxer dog, rabbits, tree squirrels, a resident coyote, and several gopher tortoises that call her wooded three acres their home. Joyce is an unabashed Francophile who also enjoys ballroom dancing, RVing and overseas travel, book groups, yoga, visiting with her family, and taking classes in almost anything she has not tried.
Review: When I read the blurb asking if I wished to review this book I was immediately struck by the name de la Halle, as I have that name multiple times in my genealogy files as ancestors of my dad! Hello! A prefect November read! I had never heard of where Robin Hood came from, so I was instantly intrigued.
The story doesn't hook you at first. But keep reading and by about the third chapter you can't put the book down! the book is an excellent read about the Middle Ages and the Crusades and offers a different take on an alternate Robin and Marion tale! Moore obviously did her historical resource very well, you will feel transported back in time!
I highly recommend this book to all history buffs- it would be a great Christmas present along with some tea and a copy of a Robin Hood dvd (your choice of which one- there are so many great ones!).
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About the Author: Joyce Elson Moore is an award-winning author of historical fiction. In addition to her novels, her work has appeared in major newspapers and national publications, poetry journals, and anthologies of selected writers.
She lives on the west coast of Florida with her rescued boxer dog, rabbits, tree squirrels, a resident coyote, and several gopher tortoises that call her wooded three acres their home. Joyce is an unabashed Francophile who also enjoys ballroom dancing, RVing and overseas travel, book groups, yoga, visiting with her family, and taking classes in almost anything she has not tried.
Review: When I read the blurb asking if I wished to review this book I was immediately struck by the name de la Halle, as I have that name multiple times in my genealogy files as ancestors of my dad! Hello! A prefect November read! I had never heard of where Robin Hood came from, so I was instantly intrigued.
I highly recommend this book to all history buffs- it would be a great Christmas present along with some tea and a copy of a Robin Hood dvd (your choice of which one- there are so many great ones!).
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