The Wife in Between

Christmas 1183–an aging and conniving King Henry II plans a reunion where he hopes to name his successor. He summons the following people for the holiday: his scheming but imprisoned wife, Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine; his mistress, Princess Alais, whom he wishes to marry; his three sons (Richard, Geoffrey, and John), all of whom desire the throne; and the young but crafty King Philip of France (who is also Alais' brother). With the fate of Henry's empire at stake, everybody engages in their own brand of deception and treachery to stake their claim.

Available for the first time in English, a moving prison correspondence between a husband and wife who resisted the Nazis.

Pirates from Japan and China itself are disturbing the equanimity of 13th-century China, and the Emperor dispatches a trustworthy officer and a small band of men to deal with them. Plenty of action follows, as even the officer's wife knows kung fu (and uses it), and the pirates receive their just desserts from the Emperor's men.