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    <body><![CDATA[A quick look (not necessarily exhaustive or complete) through the list of those who have read this book on <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://Goodreads.com">Goodreads.com</a> shows that I may be the only person of male gender to have read this book.  Hmmm, Oh well, I enjoyed it anyway. It's a murder mystery, historical novel (12th Century France), roma...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68684513">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Amazing.  Makes 12th-century France seem very alive and real, and avoids the trap of making characters in a historical novel paragons of the modern day.  Later novels fall off in quality, but this one is absolutely top-notch.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[An engrossing plot, charming heroine and intriguing historical details. The main characters were well-drawn and likeable, and the use of Heloise and Abelard did not seem ponderous or contrived (as use of historical personages in fiction sometimes does.) I liked the thorough depiction of the culture,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59236139">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[DEATH COMES AS AN EPIPHANY - Okay<br/>Newman, Sharan - 1st in Catherine LeVendeur series<br/><br/>Catherine LeVendeur, a young novice and scholar at the Convent of the Paraclete, is sent by the Abbess Heloise on a perilous mission to find out who is trying to destroy the reputation of the convent...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30821543">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[<em>A medievalist breathes life and vigour into the scholastic debates and religious controversies of 12th-century France in this entrancing mystery debut. Catherine LeVendeur, a young novice and scholar at the Convent of the Paraclete, is sent by the Abbess Heloise on a perilous mission to find out who...</em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20801756">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love all of the books in the Catherine LeVendeur series, but will just write a review of this one since it's the first.<br/><br/>These books are set in the 1100s in France.  I love learning about that period of time and what a family's routine might have been like.  I also love the historic figu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18743034">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a fun and interesting read about a female heroin in Midieval France who is caught up in a murder mystery. There is also a romantic story line. It's a little light and not quite as engrossing as I like a novel to be but it was a fun read and I learned some things about life in Midieval Franc...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38794794">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I wasnt quite sure what to expect with this book.  I picked it up simply because I hadnt read a mystery in a while.  The story was interesting, and held my attention, although I started suspecting certain people after a while.  I will definitly read the next  book in the series.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Now this is my type of book: a mystery series set in 12th century France involving a novice, under Abbess Heloise (of Heloise and Abelard fame), who is secretly half Jewish. Now that's a meaty series!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[have read it several times, a good mix of mystery and fact, with the appeal of the abelard and heloise bits, and lots of quotes from period manuscripts. i couldn't love it more if i had read it when i was 12.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Once I started this series - I couldn't wait for her next installment!  Each book is rich in historical detail and the characters draw you in and make the story come alive.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I would give this book five stars if it had a better flow to it, seemed to jump around a lot. The story was great, though, and it really keeps you reading!  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this in college... it was really good. I remember my professor being upset that Catherine the novice (not catholic? that means preparing to be a nun. you are not a nun yet if you are a novice. that's important for what i am about to say.) fell in love with the boy in the book. I personally li...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17841539">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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