![]() ![]() ![]() Marie is distraught because she is in love with Eleanor and because Eleanor sent her away to live in the abbey despite the fact that she has “no godly avocation whatsoever” (5). Afterward, she was sent to the English court at Westminster, where she was living with her half-brother, who is the king of England, and his wife, Queen Eleanor (a character based on the real-life Eleanor of Aquitaine). Marie's mother died when she was 12 and Marie managed her estate for two years before the death was discovered. ![]() Marie is originally from Le Main, France, where she was raised by her mother and aunts who fought in the Second Crusade. When the novel begins it is 1158, and the protagonist, Marie, is 17 years old and has just arrived at the abbey where she is to live. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Groff, Lauren. ![]()
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