![]() Spooner continues her series of standalone retellings of classic tales with Sherwood. But with so many people counting on her–on Robin Hood–she isn’t sure how she can in Sherwood (2019) by Meagan Spooner. ![]() With Guy getting closer to her secret, with the sheriff enraged, Marian knows she has to stop. Marian never meant to hide behind a hood, she never meant to become Robin. What began as one impulsive act quickly gains a life of its own as news of Robin’s return spreads and brings hope to people with in desperate need of it. With her options dwindling and time running short, Marian is driven to a desperate decision to don Robin’s green cloak and act as a protector when he no longer can. He hopes to cement his place as a gentleman first by laying claim to Locksley land and then by claiming Marian herself. Guy of Gisborne serves as the sheriff’s right hand. ![]() Now Marian is painfully aware of her uncertain future. ![]() They would make a life together, the way they had always planned, and they would protect Locksley town and its residents from the Sheriff of Nottingham. For years, Marian knew she would marry Robin and stand beside him when he became Lord of Locksley. When Robin of Locksley dies fighting in the Crusades for his king, it leaves Marian’s entire future uncertain. “Who are you to say that being a lady, in itself, is not its own kind of war?” ![]()
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