The Ruling Passion, David Pownall's 11th novel, marks his return to the medieval period, the setting for his critically acclaimed work, The White Cutter. It also marks his 70th birthday and almost 40 years as a professional writer.

The Ruling Passion is a story of infatuation and a relationship pursued to destruction. Prince Edward was the only surviving son of Edward I, one of England’s greatest warrior kings, whose subjugation of the Welsh, campaigns against the Scots and massive programme of castle building near bankrupted the realm. As heir to the throne, not only was Prince Edward unsuited to carry through his father’s military ambitions, but his defiant resistance to every pressure to abandon his relationship with the Gascon warrior Piers Gaveston was to have disastrous consequences.

The Ruling Passion by David Pownall.
ISBN 978-1-84289-050-9
156 x 234 mm (Royal)
Softback £11.95
Published by Herbert Adler, Publishing on 29th July 2008
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