Books like No man's son by Doris Sutcliffe Adams
Roderiga de Perolles is a high‑spirited, resourceful 17‑year‑old who travels with her father, Sir Landry, through the campaigns of the Third Crusade. When she saves the outcast warrior Marco from death, their lives intertwine: Marco becomes her protective companion, while Roderiga herself finds sanctuary in the hands of the young squire Piers. Together with Sir Landry, she seeks witnesses to restore Piers’s rightful inheritance, all while facing the dangers that the men she allows into her life bring.
First publish date: 1969
Genre: Historical Fiction/Medieval Historical Fiction
Authors: Doris Sutcliffe Adams
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