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亞奎丹的艾莉諾，兩位國王的妻子，也是另外兩位國王的母親，在天堂等待了很長一段時間——大約八個世紀——只為與她的第二任丈夫，英格蘭的亨利二世重逢。
這一天終於到來，亨利將接受審判以決定能否進入天堂。而向來在生前或死後都缺乏耐心的艾莉諾，在等待的過程中，三位曾在她生命中不同時期與她親近的人來到她身邊。
他們回憶的往事不僅幫助艾莉諾打發時間，更生動描繪出一位非凡女性的豐富面貌——她身處歷史上一段重要時期的核心，其成就對後世社會產生了深遠影響。
I’ve always been fascinated by Eleanor of Aquitaine, and this book’s setup of her waiting in Heaven for Henry II gave me such a unique, intimate window into her life. The way her story unfolds from that heavenly vantage point made history feel personal and lively, and I finished it in one sitting. I
I've reread this book so many times over the years, and the way Eleanor's voice stays sharp and witty even from Heaven never gets old. The waiting-room conversations with her friends are such a clever way to tell history, and it still makes me laugh and tear up in equal measure.
The idea of Eleanor recounting her own story from Heaven, waiting centuries for Henry, pulled me in right away—it's such a clever framing. The dialogue feels so alive that I genuinely forgot I was reading historical fiction, and the way it weaves in her perspective as both a queen and a mother kept
