"Lady Sybil's Choice: A Tale of the Crusades" by Emily Sarah Holt is a historical story set in medieval times. The story is about Lady Elaine and her brother Guy, who decides to go be a Crusader. She is very sad about him leaving and thinks about when they were children. She is also in conflict with her half-sister, Alix. Elaine must think about what means the most to her, like love, religion, and what might happen in the future, especially to Guy on the crusades and the other noble woman that may come between them. The reader is immersed in a world of knights and nobles through the eyes of Elaine as she deals with the expectations of her place in society and what she actually wants.
Lady Sybil's Choice: A Tale of the Crusades
By Emily Sarah Holt
As a knight departs for war, a young noblewoman must wrestle with the bonds of family, the uncertainty of love, and her place in a world on the brink of change.
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Emily Sarah Holt (1836–1893) was an English novelist. She was born at Stubbylee, Bacup, in Lancashire, 25 April 1836. She was the eldest daughter of John Holt whose wife Judith was the 3rd daughter of James Mason of Greens. It is said she was educated at Oxford. In late 1893 when at Harrogate, she became ill and went to her brother in Balham (London), where she died on Christmas Day.
Emily Sarah Holt (1836–1893) was an English novelist. She was born at Stubbylee, Bacup, in Lancashire, 25 April 1836. She was the eldest daughter of John Holt whose wife Judith was the 3rd daughter of James Mason of Greens. It is said she was educated at Oxford. In late 1893 when at Harrogate, she became ill and went to her brother in Balham (London), where she died on Christmas Day.
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