The Troubadour

During the 12th century in the joyous land of Occitania, now known as Southern France, a wonderful culture of love, freedom and liberty flourished. This unique time bred the Troubadours, courtly love, and an amazing renaissance of music, art and freethinking. Then, at the beginning of the 13th century, a dark cloud of evil began to gather, surrounding this beautiful flowering of culture. It is at this tumultuous yet fascinating historical time our hero and heroine played out their lives. This fast paced story follows the remarkable 100-year life of the historical character, Troubadour Peire Cardinal, and his wife the Trobairitza, Esclamonde. Their story is filled with love, song, romance, betrayal, intrigue, loss, triumph and ‘joi’. It is woven in a deeply researched and fascinating fabric of historical events and characters.

Author Biography

Stamatis Kambanis was born in Greece and educated in Greece and Canada specializing in chemistry. He worked mainly in the chemical industry in Canada for more than thirty years where he published many scientific papers and had his innovations patented. However, his passion for history and the ancestral stories of his family’s distant past inspired him to put his passions together and write historical novels. His first novel “Return to Andros” was published in Greece (2001) and the English version “Silk in the winds” is in the process of being published. “The Troubadour” is his second historical novel. Michael Moon is an award winning composer, lyricist and musician specializing in healing music. His pioneering music is found in healing centers, hospitals and yoga studios worldwide. He is a published photographer and poet, has written many songs, poems and blogs and edited countless hours of music but never before has he attempted the epic task of writing or editing a book. www.thetempleofsound.com