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The Land Beyond the Sea
The Land Beyond the Sea | Sharon Kay Penman
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From New York Times-bestselling author Sharon Kay Penman comes the riveting, epic story of the reign of King Baldwin IV and the Kingdom of Jerusalem's defense against invaders during the Crusades. 1172. The Kingdom of Jerusalem, also known as 'Outremer,' is the land far beyond the sea. Once a young realm, one baptized in blood when the men of the First Crusade captured Jerusalem from the Saracens in 1099, the kingdom defined an utterly new world, a land of blazing heat and a medley of cultures, a place where enemies were neighbors, and neighbors became enemies. At the helm of this growing kingdom sits young Baldwin IV, an intelligent and courageous boy dedicated to the welfare and protection of his people. But despite his commitment to his land, and to the throne, Baldwin is afflicted with leprosy at an early age and the threats within Jerusalem's walls nearly outweigh the risk of battle. Amidst the political deception that scours the halls of the royal court, Baldwin must fight to maintain his power, and his health. Yet the Muslim army, led by the first sultan of Egypt and Syria, Saladin, is never far from the kingdom's doorstep, and there are only a handful Baldwin can trust, including the legendary archbishop William of Tyre and Lord Balian d'Ibelin, a charismatic leader who has been one of the few to maintain the peace. Filled with drama and battle, tragedy and romance, Sharon Kay Penman's latest novel brings a definitive period of history powerfully alive with a tale of deception and power that will resonate with readers today.
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Caroline2
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A fantastic Kindle deal today! Sharon Penman is one of my fav writers. Highly recommend for fans of medieval fiction or historical fiction or fans of books!! 😆 Her stories are great to get lost in. 👍

TrishB Great deal 👍🏻 3y
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Lucy_Anywhere
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#TBRPile 📚 “Agnes de Courtenay knew that most people would say she‘d been blessed, for she was both beautiful and highborn, the daughter of the Count of Edessa, cousin to the rulers of Antioch and Jerusalem.”

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CindiB
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What a feast! Covering the Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1163 to 1187, Sharon Kaye Penman weaves a lush & astonishing story of 4 kings, a sultan, their societies & the life of a warrior lord. Loved Balian, Baldwin, Maria, William & Anselm, the invented character. Penman‘s gift for “detailed details” amongst a riveting tale, good dialogue with a multitude of characters & changing landscape, shines here. This may be my favourite book of hers. 4/5

TrishB An awesome read 👍🏻 3y
CindiB It really was @TrishB 3y
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CindiB
The Land Beyond the Sea | Sharon Kay Penman

Wanting a meaty historical saga, I picked up Sharon Penman‘s “The Land Beyond the Sea.” I am so enjoying it! Savouring it really. She weaves a thorough tale, truly a written tapestry. RIP Sharon and thank you.

Deblovestoread I still can‘t bring myself to start it knowing it‘s her last book. Maybe in the fall. 3y
CindiB I understand @Kdgordon88 but the great thing is that there is so much depth and details in her books that rereading is always a great thing. 3y
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Caroline2
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I preordered this months ago! 😁 So excited although it is a doorstop of a book at over 800 pages.
Got a feeling, 2021 is gonna be ‘The year of the Chunkster‘ for me. 👍

TrishB What a lovely cover ❤️ 4y
Caroline2 @TrishB Isn‘t it! 😍 Have you read it yet? 4y
TrishB Yep ❤️ one of those that I read as soon as published! Sad I won‘t have any new ones now. 4y
Caroline2 @TrishB Yes! I wonder if she would have written a sequel to this one?? 4y
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TrishB
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Thanks @Lizpixie 😘
We will exchange gifts, but hubby working in the evening. For info, I am the most unromantic person in the world and my hubby is the most romantic. It‘s stressful.
Problem solver - everything!
The tagged one ♥️
#wondrouswednesday

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💗💗💗 4y
Eggs Problem solver - that‘s awesome 👏🏻Thanks for playing Trish 🥰 4y
Lizpixie No problem!🥰 4y
Centique That‘s funny because I am totally the unromantic one too! When my hub and I were dating he used to bring me roses every time we went out and I eventually said “what about a nice plant instead?” 😂😂😂 4y
TrishB @Centique it‘s very stressful isn‘t it 😁 hubby still buys me roses! They die in the corner with smelly water. I‘ve just realised I didn‘t buy a card for tomorrow and I‘m going to have to see if the supermarket has any as no other shops open! 4y
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TrishB
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I can‘t see it confirmed anywhere yet, but people posting on Facebook 😢😢😢 I am beyond sad.💔💔
This is one of the fb posts.

LeahBergen What????? Noooo! ☹️☹️☹️ 4y
MsMelissa OMG! That‘s awful. Now I‘m sad 😢 4y
Cathythoughts Ahhhh Trish ! I know you loved her 💔 4y
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TrishB @LeahBergen @Book_Fiend_Melissa 💔😢 I was so shocked. 4y
TrishB @Cathythoughts I had a little cry 😢 4y
MicheleinPhilly How sad. I know how much you love her books. ☹️ 4y
rubyslippersreads I saw it on Twitter and thought of you. 😢 4y
TrishB @MicheleinPhilly @rubyslippersreads thank you both ❤️ in a time of global sadness something can always squeeze your heart a bit more. 4y
DGRachel I‘m heartbroken. I just went onto her author page and it‘s confirmed. She was diagnosed recently with a rare form of cancer already in stage 4 and was rushed to the hospital earlier this week with pneumonia and passed away in her sleep. 2021 can go to hell, too. 💔 4y
TrishB @DGRachel just been reading too. Having hard time coming to terms with it. 💔💔 4y
DGRachel Sending you big virtual hugs, my friend. It‘s very sad. {{💞}} 4y
rabbitprincess Oh no! ♥️♥️ I‘m reading Falls the Shadow right now. A shadow has indeed fallen 😥 4y
wordslinger42 I have never read her books and don't know much about her, but this is so sad 💔 4y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Sending you a big hug. 💞 It's sad when an author who touched our heart passes away. 4y
CoverToCoverGirl How sad. 💔 4y
batsy Oh no 💔 4y
LeahBergen And I‘m still thinking about this and can‘t believe it. 😭 4y
TrishB @DGRachel ❤️❤️ 4y
TrishB @rabbitprincess that must have felt a bit weird, you‘re doing the best thing though, appreciating her books ❤️ 4y
TrishB @wordslinger42 ❤️❤️ 4y
TrishB @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick it definitely is. 4y
TrishB @LeahBergen I woke up like that 😞 4y
Suet624 Make it stop! So many deaths and so much grief. If it‘s not cancer, it‘s COVID. just a very sad time. Much love to you. 💕💕 4y
Caroline2 What??? Noooooo! I‘ve only just discovered her books. 😔 truly sad news. I‘ve got her new book on preorder from Waterstones but I don‘t think it‘s out for a while yet. Cor, no more new books to look forward to!!! I‘m proper gutted! 🥺 4y
TrishB @Suet624 so true ❤️ 4y
TrishB @Caroline2 it is very sad 💔 4y
kwmg40 That's very sad. I only just discovered her writing, having finished the first in her Plantagenet series last week and was looking forward to reading much more from her. 4y
CarolynM A favourite author dying feels almost like a death in the family to me. Sending you love and hugs. 4y
TrishB @kwmg40 there is still more to read ❤️ but sad there‘ll be no more published. 4y
TrishB @CarolynM thank you ❤️ that‘s definitely what it felt like. 4y
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TrishB
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Great bargain today! And probably the best way to read it as the book is massive.

Cinfhen Oh wow!! I bought this for hubby last year.... it‘s a MASSIVE doorstopper 4y
TrishB @Cinfhen it‘s so big it‘s not very comfortable to read! 4y
Cathythoughts Great deal 👍🏻✨ 4y
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DGRachel
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More history than fiction, as always, Penman‘s latest novel is impeccably researched, beautifully detailed, and absolutely compelling. She has a gift for bringing historical figures out of obscurity into glorious three dimensional life. The reader knows how the story ends, yet one can‘t help but be swept up in the fear, joy, anger, and heartbreak surrounding the fate of Kingdom of Jerusalem and her inhabitants.

TrishB And Baldwin 😢 4y
DGRachel @TrishB Baldwin‘s story broke my heart, but oh, how I love Balian d‘Ibelin. 💖 4y
TrishB Oh definitely. Her writing always makes the characters so real. ♥️ 4y
rabbitprincess Gearing up to start this one! Glad you liked it 😁 4y
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DGRachel
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“William had once told Balian that three-quarters of the half-million inhabitants of Outremer were Muslims, the majority poor farmers and peasants who scrabbled out a hard living in a land inhospitable to men of any faith. Remembering that, Balian was reminded of an old folk saying, that when elephants fought, it was the ants who were trampled.” 🐘 🐜

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DGRachel
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I‘ve become a lazy reader since using the Bookly app. I‘m disappointed when my pace is anything slower than 1.5 minutes per page, instead of just enjoying a book. This month will test that. I know I‘m @ 2 min/page with Penman and several of the other authors on my TBR. I also know I love and trust those authors to deliver a riveting story. It‘s just a little shocking to see the reality of just how long it will take me to finish the book. 😳

LeahBergen It‘s best not to look and just enjoy the experience. 😄 4y
DGRachel @LeahBergen Yes. This may be the month where I finally ditch the app. 😆 4y
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TrishB
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Congrats to a lovely Litsy lady ❤️❤️
Sorry last minute it‘s hard to choose! I‘m going for the tagged book because Penman new books are so rare, always big books, a great read and looking at my shelves this morning I wished I was reading again for the first time.
I‘m looking forward to the new Karin Slaughter on Tuesday 😁😁
#nutsaboutbooks

squirrelbrain Thanks for playing Trish! 😘 The Penman looks very involved - although I‘ve never read any of hers.... is there one I should start with? 4y
TrishB The tagged one and this one are stand alones. The others are two sets really so start with either Here Be Dragons or When Christ and his Saints Slept. They are long and very historically detailed. But to me the best historical fiction 😁 4y
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JenniferP
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So excited to start this new historical fiction by one of my favorite authors!

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TrishB
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Brilliant, wonderful historical fiction. Penman never lets me down. The Queen of historical fiction does it again.
The story is about Jerusalem and the ongoing battle between Christians and Muslims. I knew the very basics of this story, but Penman brings every bit alive and every character. It‘s been my comfort blanket this week and was a wonderful read ❤️❤️
#jennyis30 #religion

JennyM Sounds great, Trish. And I totally agree with you - Reading has been my comfort blanket as well this week 😘 5y
Cathythoughts Brilliant! It‘s so good that you love it so much 👍🏻❤️ 5y
Andrew65 Just what we‘d expect from her. 5y
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TrishB @JennyM hope you‘ve had some good reading time 👍🏻 feels like the world has gone a bit mad. 5y
TrishB @Cathythoughts she never fails for me. 👍🏻 5y
TrishB @Andrew65 you‘ll love it too. 5y
Cinfhen So GLAD this book lived up to your expectations 💕💕💕 5y
LeahBergen Yes! 👏🏻👏🏻 5y
DGRachel Yay! I love this period of history. 💖 5y
TrishB @Cinfhen never in doubt ♥️ 5y
TrishB @LeahBergen @DGRachel you‘ve got a treat in store 😘 5y
Andrew65 @TrishB She‘s got to be #1 for Historical Fiction. 5y
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TrishB
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Nearly there ❤️ I‘m very grateful for having the 12th century to return to every day this week, because the 21st has been nasty.
I think probably the worst week of my working career. So stressful, got up today and had a good cry in the shower and hopefully put my work face back on.
Hope everyone else is doing ok ❤️❤️

Librarybelle Hang in there! ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
batsy Much love to you and everyone here. What a time we're living in 💜 5y
Birdsong28 So sorry to hear this. Don't let work worry you like that it isn't worth it. Sending you lots of love 😘 ❤️ 📚 📖 5y
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Cathythoughts Take care Trish X very scary times we are in. I heard a good haiku on the radio this morning... “ 0ur best defense is our humanity... make this viral “ love to you , Cathy X 5y
squirrelbrain Oh no, you poor thing. Sending love ❤️ 5y
alisiakae Hang in there! It‘s been an incredibly tough week. 💜💜 5y
Suet624 Sending 💕💕💕 your way. 5y
TrishB @Librarybelle @batsy @Birdsong28 @Cathythoughts @squirrelbrain @4thhouseontheleft @Suet624 thanks all, I know it‘s tough for everyone ❤️ even those parents yelling down the phone are doing it out of stress. Taking deep breaths. 5y
TrishB @Cathythoughts that is so true and lovely ❤️ 5y
CarolynM So hard on you being in the firing line of so many people's fears. Sending love. 💕 5y
Cupcake12 Sending love your way xxxx 5y
Soubhiville 💜 hope it gets easier for you. 5y
mabell ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
LeeRHarry It‘s nearly the weekend - look after yourself!💕 5y
Megabooks Hugs! I‘m sorry. I hope things improve. 💕💕 5y
Cinfhen I woke up thinking of you this morning....MUST have been #FriendshipESP XXX Sending LOVE 💗 5y
erzascarletbookgasm Sending lots of ❤️, TGIF already! I hope you‘ll have a stress-free weekend. 😘 5y
MicheleinPhilly ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
Jas16 So sorry that things are so tough ❤️❤️ 5y
zuzia Hang in there! I hope you will have a relaxing weekend! 5y
Mrs_B Sometimes work just downright sucks. Hope you get to rest and relax this weekend and next week is better. X 5y
TrishB @CarolynM had someone‘s mum ask me if I could go and check her daughter was keeping her bathroom and kitchen clean.....sighs. 😘 5y
TrishB @Cinfhen thank you 😘 it‘s all a bit bonkers. ❤️❤️ 5y
LeahBergen So stressful! Sending ❤️❤️ to you, my friend. 😘 5y
arubabookwoman Hope things are better soon for you.❤️❤️❤️ 5y
youneverarrived Sending you hugs ❤️❤️ 5y
Balibee146 Awww Trish hun... I can imagine how difficult it all is... Big hugs and glad you can try to switch off this weekend... ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 5y
Tanisha_A Love and hugs! ❤️ 5y
rabbitprincess Wishing you a stress-free weekend ♥️♥️♥️ 5y
Kalalalatja Hang in there ❤️ hugs 5y
Reggie Oh, TrishB!!!sending hugs my friend!!!❤️❤️❤️ 5y
Centique Hope things have improved on the work front. I‘ve been in that kind of space before and it felt incredibly draining. (Not that I know what it all is in your situation of course!) You deserve better my friend! 💕💕 (edited) 5y
TrishB @Centique thank you Paula ❤️ my department has been split in two now, with one team working from home one week and vice versa, with myself and my deputy managing one of the teams. Means you get a little bit of a break from the frontline! 5y
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TrishB
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William‘s here - all will be well 😁❤️

TrishB @LeahBergen I was so excited when he popped up 😁 5y
LeahBergen You DID pick the correct bookmark! 😆👏🏻👏🏻 5y
TrishB @LeahBergen definitely 😘 5y
Cathythoughts Woooohoooo ✨✨✨ 5y
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TrishB
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Good progress is being made 😁
This is an awesome read and I don‘t want to finish!

Deblovestoread I can't wait to read this one! 5y
erzascarletbookgasm Matching bookmark too! 👍 5y
LeahBergen Look at you go! 👏🏻👏🏻 5y
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Kalalalatja Wow you are getting through that chunkster quickly! 👏👏👏 5y
Cathythoughts True to form Trish ! You are moving through this fast 5y
TrishB @Kdgordon88 @erzascarletbookgasm @LeahBergen @Kalalalatja @Cathythoughts it‘s sooooo good 😁 at footie tonight though so won‘t get any reading done. 5y
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TrishB
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#lunchtimeread
Making progress, it‘s so good. I‘m much preferring my time in the 12th century to the current one!!

julesG Plague suddenly seems less scary. 😬 5y
squirrelbrain 🤣🤣🤣 @julesG 5y
Leftcoastzen No kidding! 👏 5y
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LeahBergen What bookmark did you match with this one? 😁 5y
TrishB @julesG absolutely 😁😂 5y
TrishB @LeahBergen it‘s a certain William Marshall one ❤️ it‘s in the same time period! 5y
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TrishB
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Have a lot on work/home this week so this will probably be my #weeklyforecast but I can‘t wait any longer!

Cinfhen Ohhhh; is this a new one??? My hubby has been reading her books - he loves them!!! 5y
TrishB @Cinfhen just published this week 😁 hubby has good taste 👍🏻 5y
Cathythoughts 😊 enjoy X 5y
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DrexEdit This is an author I‘d like to start reading! 5y
TrishB @Cathythoughts 😘 wish I could manufacture some time off work 😁 5y
TrishB @DrexEdit you have so much good stuff to look forward to, amazing books! (edited) 5y
LeahBergen I can‘t wait to hear what you think (I haven‘t bought it yet)! 5y
JennyM Have a good week. Hope the balance tips in favour of more home/reading time! 😘 5y
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DGRachel
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AAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!! I didn‘t think this was coming out until April (and I thought I had preordered it and apparently had not 🤦🏻‍♀️) but LOOK! I stopped at B&N on my way to vote. Isn‘t it gorgeous?

#mypreciousssssss

TrishB Waiting (impatiently) for mine - out Thursday here 😁 can‘t wait ❤️ 5y
DGRachel @TrishB I have it on my schedule to read in July, but now that it‘s here, I‘m not sure I can wait! 5y
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Andrew65 Such great books, Sharon Penman is superb at what she does. Thanks for the tag. 😊 5y
TrishB I suspect I won‘t wait much past the weekend 😁 5y
DGRachel @TrishB I have a funny feeling I won‘t either...🤣🤣 5y
LeahBergen Oooo! I forgot this was coming out. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y
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toofondofbooks
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Happy dance!! If you've never read Penman she is beyond doubt the best writer of historical fiction. Ever. 🤩

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