The Golden Exile

by Lawrence Schoonover

The tumultuous story of Guy de Brunne, a young English lord who was disinherited, shanghaied and swept into a maelstrom of wild adventure which carried him into the exotic fastnesses of Cambodia where he was enlaved to a temple priestess. Barely escaping with his life from this silken bondage Guy fought his way to Acre richest city in the Moslem world...

416 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1951

About the author

Lawrence Schoonover (1906–1980) was an American novelist.

Born in Anamosa, Iowa, Schoonover attended the University of Wisconsin, then worked in advertising before becoming a novelist.

Lawrence Schoonver had four daughters with his wife, Gertrude Hedwig Bonn: Judith Hedwig (1940), Mary Elizabeth (1942), Caroline Grace (1944–2005), and Virginia (1946).

Writing mostly historical fiction, his attention to detail and historical accuracy won him great praise by his contemporaries. Among his many well-known books are The Queen's Cross, The Burnished Blade, Gentle Infidel, The Spider King, and The Prisoner of Tordesillas.