false 4056634 1 In this lush, romantic retelling of one of the most enduring Irish legends, acclaimed Celtic historical author Jules Watson reignites the tale of Deirdre—the Irish Helen of Troy—in a story that is at once magical, beautiful, and tragic.<br><br>She was born with a blessing and a curse: that she would grow into a woman of extraordinary beauty—and bring ruin to the kingdom of Ulster and its ruler, the wily Conor. Ignoring the pleadings of his druid to expel the infant, King Conor secrets the girl child with a poor couple in his province, where no man can covet her. There, under the tutelage of a shamaness, Deirdre comes of age in nature and magic…. And in the season of her awakening, the king is inexorably drawn to her impossible beauty.<br><br>But for Deirdre, her fate as a man’s possession is worse than death. And soon the green-eyed girl, at home in waterfall and woods, finds herself at the side of three rebellious young warriors. Among them is the handsome Naisi. His heart charged with bitterness toward the aging king, and growing in love for the defiant girl, Naisi will lead Deirdre far from Ulster—and into a war of wits, swords, and spirit that will take a lifetime to wage.<br><br>Brimming with life and its lusts, here is a soaring tale of enchantment and eternal passions—and of a woman who became legend. 4103652 24 2 2009 The Swan Maiden total:49|5:11|4:15|3:14|2:6|1:3| 49 172 231 15 4 4 false false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 13:50:54 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 15:18:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Oct 29 18:40:24 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 18:40:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 11:49:22 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 10:59:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 20:34:06 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 20:43:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 14:43:33 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 15:16:46 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 13:08:27 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 19:11:10 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sun Sep 20 19:23:31 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 19:28:38 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 17:24:31 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 05:33:19 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue May 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 10:09:07 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 08:48:58 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Wed May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 19:39:22 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 19:12:52 -0700 2009
Smooth storytelling with a rich, but not overwhelming, dose of Irish culture. It's very well-written but not my style.]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 18 13:06:40 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 13:44:15 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 13:06:40 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat May 02 18:59:42 -0700 2009 Sat Jan 31 16:34:49 -0800 2009 Sat May 02 18:59:42 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Dec 10 13:36:50 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 30 16:40:41 -0700 2009 2 1 false false Thu Apr 16 11:02:20 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 09:47:35 -0700 2009 Basically cheesy. Watson tried and failed to describe love]]> 2 0 false false Fri Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 11:44:58 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 09:58:14 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 11 07:47:20 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 07:47:20 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 05 16:49:04 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 16:49:04 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 05 11:32:32 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 11:32:32 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 04 22:01:33 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 22:01:33 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 15:58:40 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 16:45:09 -0800 2009