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Lindsay Mawson

Lindsay Mawson

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Lindsay has always had a fascination with the dark and mysterious corners of her mind. More than 15 years ago, she decided to share those ideas in the form of writing so that others could be not only entertained but also chilled to the core. When Lindsay is not sitting at her computer and creating her next thriller for fans to enjoy, she is a devoted wife and mother living in the rural outskirts of London, ON.

Lindsay has published three novels, Stolen Prey, The Lothgoliar, and Exposing Dallas.

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The Sons of Godwine: Part Two of The Last Great Saxon Earls

The Sons of Godwine: Part Two of The Last Great Saxon Earls

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<p>Emerging from the long shadow cast by his formidable father, Harold Godwineson showed himself to be a worthy successor to the Earldom of Wessex. In the following twelve years, he became the King's most trusted advisor, practically taking the reins of government into his own hands. And on Edward the Confessor's death, Harold Godwineson mounted the throne—the first king of England not of royal blood. Yet Harold was only a man, and his rise in fortune was not blameless. Like any person aspiring to power, he made choices he wasn't particularly proud of. Unfortunately, those closest to him sometimes paid the price of his fame.<br /><br />This is a story of Godwine's family as told from the viewpoint of Harold and his younger brothers. Queen Editha, known for her Vita Ædwardi Regis, originally commissioned a work to memorialize the deeds of her family, but after the Conquest historians tell us she abandoned this project and concentrated on her husband, the less dangerous subject. In THE SONS OF GODWINE and FATAL RIVALRY, I am telling the story as it might have survived had she collected and passed on the memoirs of her tragic brothers.<br /><br />This book is part two of The Last Great Saxon Earls series. Book one, GODWINE KINGMAKER, depicted the rise and fall of the first Earl of Wessex who came to power under Canute and rose to preeminence at the beginning of Edward the Confessor's reign. Unfortunately, Godwine's misguided efforts to champion his eldest son Swegn recoiled on the whole family, contributing to their outlawry and Queen Editha's disgrace. Their exile only lasted one year and they returned victorious to London, though it was obvious that Harold's career was just beginning as his father's journey was coming to an end.<br /><br />Harold's siblings were all overshadowed by their famous brother; in their memoirs we see remarks tinged sometimes with admiration, sometimes with skepticism, and in Tostig's case, with jealousy. We see a Harold who is ambitious, self-assured, sometimes egocentric, imperfect, yet heroic. His own story is all about Harold, but his brothers see things a little differently. Throughout, their observations are purely subjective, and witnessing events through their eyes gives us an insider’s perspective.<br /><br />Harold was his mother's favorite, confident enough to rise above petty sibling rivalry but Tostig, next in line, was not so lucky. Harold would have been surprised by Tostig's vindictiveness, if he had ever given his brother a second thought. And that was the problem. Tostig's love/hate relationship with Harold would eventually destroy everything they worked for, leaving the country open to foreign conquest. This subplot comes to a crisis in book three of the series, FATAL RIVALRY.</p>

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<div class="item_review_block"><span class="stars_rated_container"></span> <div class="UIRating" title="Rated 5.0 stars"><span class="stars"><img class="star_1 whole" alt="*" src="http://static.lulu.com/images/ui/controls/UIRating/star_full.png?20101102002416" /><img class="star_2 whole" alt="*" src="http://static.lulu.com/images/ui/controls/UIRating/star_full.png?20101102002416" /><img class="star_3 whole" alt="*" src="http://static.lulu.com/images/ui/controls/UIRating/star_full.png?20101102002416" /><img class="star_4 whole" alt="*" src="http://static.lulu.com/images/ui/controls/UIRating/star_full.png?20101102002416" /><img class="star_5 whole" alt="*" src="http://static.lulu.com/images/ui/controls/UIRating/star_full.png?20101102002416" /></span></div><span class="date_reviewed_container">Sep. 16, 2010</span> <span class="author_reviewed_container">By Sherri Wilson</span> <div class="descr_reviewed_container">Suspense from beginning to end of this one....I can totally see this one as a Hollywood movie...and I see Liam Neeson as the Lothgoliar :) ya!!!!! Better than most suspense novels I have read lately... <div class="report_review_container"> </div></div></div> <div class="item_review_block"><span class="stars_rated_container"></span> <div class="UIRating" title="Rated 5.0 stars"><span class="stars"><img class="star_1 whole" alt="*" src="http://static.lulu.com/images/ui/controls/UIRating/star_full.png?20101102002416" /><img class="star_2 whole" alt="*" src="http://static.lulu.com/images/ui/controls/UIRating/star_full.png?20101102002416" /><img class="star_3 whole" alt="*" src="http://static.lulu.com/images/ui/controls/UIRating/star_full.png?20101102002416" /><img class="star_4 whole" alt="*" src="http://static.lulu.com/images/ui/controls/UIRating/star_full.png?20101102002416" /><img class="star_5 whole" alt="*" src="http://static.lulu.com/images/ui/controls/UIRating/star_full.png?20101102002416" /></span></div><span class="date_reviewed_container">Sep. 16, 2010</span> <span class="author_reviewed_container">By Gregory J</span> <div class="descr_reviewed_container">I loved this book, I could not stop reading this book once I started. Loved all the action and suspense and recommend it to everyone. </div></div>