Theo and Matilda

by Rachel Billington

In 770 or thereabouts a young peasant boy is taken into a monastery because he has the gift of song. He is christened Theodore. To the same monastery comes Princess Matilda, whose husband suffers an unlucky accident with a swarm of bees.

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance, Historical

416 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Rachel Billington has written twenty one novels and eleven books for children. She is also a journalist, feature writer and reviewer. She is a regular contributor and Associate Editor of Inside Time, the national newspaper for prisoners and a Vice-President of English PEN. In 2012 she was awarded an OBE for Services to Literature.

Reviews

[Carole-Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have a First Edition published by Macmillan London Ltd 1990

[Angela-Gaye Mallory · Rating 1 out of 5]

Sorry, I tried and tried to continue reading this book but just wasn’t interested enough. I read the first ‘tale’ and was underwhelmed, started the second but didn’t have the motivation to continue.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting concept showing the love story between the two set across different timelines and during different times in history. Nice book but didn't set the world on fire.