Mary Pershall
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Mary Pershall, who writes under the pen name
"Susan Shelley," is an author of over 20 novels , including a series of historical romances about the family of William Marshal:
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"Susan Shelley," is an author of over 20 novels , including a series of historical romances about the family of William Marshal:
- A Shield of Roses (1984) about Sir Richard fitzGilbert de Clare and Lady Eve MacMurrough, the parents of Isabel de Clare
- Dawn of the White Rose (1985) about William Marshal and Isabel de Clare, the parents of William fitzWilliam Marshal
- A Triumph of Roses (1986) about William fitzWilliam Marshal and Eleanor Plantagenet, daughter of King John and sister of King Henry IIIHenry III of EnglandHenry III was the son and successor of John as King of England, reigning for 56 years from 1216 until his death. His contemporaries knew him as Henry of Winchester. He was the first child king in England since the reign of Æthelred the Unready...
- Roses of Glory (1987) about the fictional Giles, son of William fitzWilliam Marshal