The Raven in the Foregate (The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael Book 12)
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (732 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00LUZNWJA |
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| Number of Pages | : | 152 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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“Enchanting Medieval England comes marvelously alive.” —The Washington Post“A spirited and engrossing mystery Lush, evocative descriptions bring medieval England brilliantly to life.” —Publishers Weekly“Absorbing A source of far more pleasure than The Name of the Rose Brother Cadfael’s Aristotelian eye is, as usual, tempered by an instinctive knowledge of the human soul.” —The Detroit News
Great This is as another winner in a great series. Set in England, close to the Wales border, in the 12th century, this was a delicious mystery with likeable characters and a surprise ending.. Another Pleasant Tale AntiochAndy "Pleasant" is a good way to describe the Cadfael mysteries by Ellis Peters. These romanticised renderings of life in twelfth century England, however unreal, make the era seem pleasant enough that you almost want to live there. The countryside is lovely, there is usually a hint of romance in the air, and life moves . G. Mac said Ellis Peters books. Ellis Peters books are the best. Can't stop reading them. I want them ALL!
And when Ailnoth is found drowned, suspicion falls on Benet, though many in the Foregate had cause to want this priest dead. Now Brother Cadfael is gathering clues along with his medicinals to treat a case of unholy passions, tragic politics, and perhaps divine intervention.. The housekeeper’s nephew, Benet, is quite different—a smiling lad, a hard worker in Cadfael’s herb garden, but, as Brother Cadfael soon discovers, an impostor. When a harsh priest is drowned, Brother Cadfael discovers a long list of suspects, including a young man who isn’t who he claims to beIn a mild December in the year of our Lord 1141, a new priest comes to the parishioners of the Foregate outside the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Father Ailnoth brings with him a housekeeper and her nephew—and a disposition that invites murder. Brother Cadfael quickly sees that father Ailnoth is a harsh man who, striding along in his black cassock, looks like a doomsaying raven