--- product_id: 28712132 title: "Good King Harry: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)" brand: "denise giardina" price: "€ 28.39" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 4 url: https://www.desertcart.sk/products/28712132-good-king-harry-a-novel-ballantine-readers-circle store_origin: SK region: Slovakia --- # Good King Harry: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle) **Brand:** denise giardina **Price:** € 28.39 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Good King Harry: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by denise giardina - **How much does it cost?** € 28.39 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sk](https://www.desertcart.sk/products/28712132-good-king-harry-a-novel-ballantine-readers-circle) ## Best For - denise giardina enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted denise giardina brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Good King Harry: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81mI1nKxdZL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good history of a little known king *by P***S on Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2018* This book was surprisingly interesting and well written. I like Giardina's writing style and love history. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ best author *by M***N on Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2014* excellent author ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ King Henry V *by M***N on Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2011* As a reader of historical fiction, I picked this book up at an antique store. The coverline on the back caught my interest as well as the title. How could a king be good? The author takes the reader into a lost land of long ago when chivalry was still the vogue but being weakened by it's duplicity, striving for honor and glory but only for the right and titled - what care they for the common people? Young Henry is introduced in the first scene when he refuses to submit to his father's wishes - that he attend a joust, something he has grown to detest as a youth. The oldest of five sons and a daughter, at age eleven, Harry (as he is called) is sent to Oxford which he loves and where he meets a long-time friend, Richard Courtenay, his tutor and a young man slated for service in the church. The story unravels with great detail of character and events. Harry is taken to serve Richard III as a hostage to prevent his father (Lord Bolingbroke) from attacking the king who has banished him to France for being a traitor. Harry is now a pawn and when his father successfully overthrows Richard, his life becomes even more precarious as the Prince of Wales and future king of England, a death sentence for most men. He struggles with his inner feelings of good versus the evil he sees in the world. If he is to become king, he must survive at all costs. This alone forces him into trials not of his choosing, escaping two assassination attempts while still Prince of Wales, forced by his father to subdued an uprising in his beloved Wales, forced to fight against his former mentor, Lord Percy, in the Battle of Shrewsbury. The list goes on and on. Through all this, the reader shares his torments, his joys, his successes and his failures.I felt very close to this great king and wanted him to succeed which he did at great cost of love and friendship. As kings go he was a good king, striving to know his subjects, low as well as high-born, always thinking of England ahead of his own needs and desire, wishing that he could be remembered as a good and kind leader. He also had failures that he could not forget, his best friends all dead either at his hand or in battle, great lords laid low for his purposes. I think the book demonstrates most to me what a great leader must endure, criticism, rebuke, self-doubt and longing for a better end because of high moral standards. Is not that what all of us as human beings strive with in our lives, though on a much smaller scale? --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sk/products/28712132-good-king-harry-a-novel-ballantine-readers-circle](https://www.desertcart.sk/products/28712132-good-king-harry-a-novel-ballantine-readers-circle) --- *Product available on Desertcart Slovakia* *Store origin: SK* *Last updated: 2026-05-17*