A wise and lyrical evocation of the lives of women in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest, and high romance in the true sense of the word. A captivating read.´ - Sarah Bower, author of The Needle in the Blood and The Book of Love. A marriage made in Heaven or Hell.1075 and Dowager Queen Edith has died. Gunnhild longs to leave Wilton Abbey but is her suitor Breton knight Count Alain of Richmond interested in her inheritance as the daughter of King Harold and Edith Swan-Neck or does he love her for herself? And is her own love for Count Alain an enduring love or has she made a mistake? The Swan Daughter is a true 11th century tale of elopement and a love triangle by best-selling author of The Handfasted Wife , Carol McGrath.