The Troubadour - Michael Moon - Bog

During the 12th century in the joyous land of Occitania, now known as Southern France, a wonderful culture of love, freedom and liberty flourished. This unique time bred the Troubadours, courtly love, and an amazing renaissance of music, art and freethinking. Then, at the beginning of the 13th century, a dark cloud of evil began to gather, surrounding this beautiful flowering of culture. It is at this tumultuous yet fascinating historical time our hero and heroine played out their lives. This fast paced story follows the remarkable 100-year life of the historical character, Troubadour Peire Cardinal, and his wife the Trobairitza, Esclamonde. Their story is filled with love, song, romance, betrayal, intrigue, loss, triumph and 'joi'. It is woven in a deeply researched and fascinating fabric of historical events and characters.