Medieval Summer

Set in France in the flowering of the Middle Ages, Medieval Summer takes the reader back to a time of castles, monasteries, knighthood and chivalry. This is story telling in an old tradition.

Born into serfdom, a young boy, Robert suffers a freak accident, which takes him away from his village near the Castle of Muriac and places him in the care of the Abbot of St. Michel. Growing up in the monastery, Robert shows unusual aptitude for learning and becomes the tutor for the visiting sons of the nobility. In time, he returns to the castle of his lord, the Viscount of Muriac to tutor his daughter, Isabella and his young second wife Blanche. When the viscount becomes jealous of the growing friendship between Robert and the young women, Robert is forced to flee for his life. A perilous journey leads him through the wilds of Perigord, to the sea and then to Flanders to seek his fortune. The time comes when he must return to Perigord. Here waits his implacable enemy the viscount and the women Isabella and Blanche. Medieval Summer is a novel of high adventure and romance that will intrigue both young adult and adult readers.