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Liliwin, a wandering minstrel, is thrown out of Daniel Aurifaber's wedding feast after a jug is broken during his juggling act. Soon after, the groom's father is found senseless beside his empty money box. A lynch mob sets off after Liliwin, who claims sanctuary in the abbey. The next day, the Aurifaber's neighbour is found dead, and the ageing matriarch of their household...more

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Apr 20, 2010 Joyce Lagow rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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#7 in the Brother Caedfel series.[return][return]The serene rite of Matins is interrupted by a figure racing desperately for sanctuary in the church of the Abbey of Sts. Peter and Paul at Shrewsbury. An out-of-control crowd pursues him into the church and is only stopped by the commanding figure of Abbot Radulphus. Accused of attacking a respected craftsman of the town while entertaining at the son� s weeding and then stealing the goldsmith� s money, according to law, the young fugitive is allow...more

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Nov 11, 2010 Cecily Felber rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Everyone!

Recommended to Cecily by: A bookstore in Victoria Station, London

In this, one of my favorite Brother Cadfael stories (and also the first one I read long ago on a trip to Britain), attention again returns to the roles and lives of medieval women, but this time the focus is on the middle and lower classes. From the dramatic opening when the peace of the monks' nightly office is shattered by a mob from the town pursuing a ragged traveling entertainer accused of murder to the even more dramatic climax, this Brother Cadfael will keep you turning the pages and then...more

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Feb 23, 2010 Sarai rated it 5 of 5 stars

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More puzzles to be solved and innocents to be saved - as wise Brother Cadfael again works herbal wonders in his 12th-century Benedictine monastery. Cadfael's primary concern this time: Liliwin, a young, half-starved, itinerant juggler who is accused of murdering and robbing goldsmith Walter Aurifaber. Convinced of the lad's innocence, Cadfael helps him to take church-sanctuary from a vengeful mob. And the monk then turns sleuth, of course, looking into both the attack on Aurifaber...more

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Jul 31, 2009 Jwrosenzweig rated it 4 of 5 stars

I suppose I could write the same review for all of them, but since this is the one I just finished, I'll start here. Cadfael is, as always, a fantastic character, and the medieval world is very well realized. This particular mystery was pretty well done--sometimes she makes it pretty easy to guess who's responsible, but this time I had to put a couple of things together to guess as early as I did.

The key, though, to Ellis Peters, is that she isn't a craftsman of plot so much as character and set...more

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May 18, 2013 Valerie added it · review of another edition

This book begins in late Spring, 1140. People today use the word 'matinee' to refer to afternoon performances. But it would be more appropriate to use it for midnight movies, since the Matins service was held at midnight, followed immediately by Lauds.

This volume begins, therefore, at midnight Friday, and the book is divided into chapters each covering a time period of about twelve hours.

The 'sanctuary sparrow' is the jongleur Liliwin, who is either Saxon or named by a Saxon (perhaps both). He...more This book begins in late Spring, 1140. People today use the word 'matinee' to refer to afternoon performances. But it would be more appropriate to use it for midnight movies, since the Matins service was held at midnight, followed immediately by Lauds.

This volume begins, therefore, at midnight Friday, and the book is divided into chapters each covering a time period of about twelve hours.

The 'sanctuary sparrow' is the jongleur Liliwin, who is either Saxon or named by a Saxon (perhaps both). He was evidently exposed at birth, and was picked up by a band of roving players, who abused and neglected him, but at least taught him a craft. He's a better-than-average musician, a juggler, and a contortionist--just the sort you'd want if you were looking for entertainment at a family wedding, and didn't want to pay much. But he falls afoul of drunken and 'lungeous' (I love that word) guests, breaks a pitcher, and is robbed of the bulk of his fee.

Then later, after the traditional boisterous bedding of the bride, the goldsmith Walter Aurifaber is found unconscious (at first he's believed to be dead), and his coffer, into which he was laying the wedding gifts, is robbed of all but the heaviest stuff. The wedding party, haring off after the obvious suspect, very nearly beat Liliwin to death before he manages to claim sanctuary. After a deal is struck, he's granted the traditional forty days sanctuary, with leave to go out into the abbey enclave, and no further (so he can use the nessecarium, and other such amenities). He can't even go to find his lost rebec.

Brother Cadfael is familiar with the miserly Aurifaber household. Even if he wasn't called in to tend to the aged and ailing Juliana, he'd likely have followed his nose to the scene of the crime. It can't be said that he finds the inmates congenial. He and Juliana have butted heads before, and he recognizes that too-stingy husbandry becomes a sin in itself. The Aurifabers are rich enough that they're said to have a stone-lined cesspit, which their neighbors think is ostentation. Their greed and penury are not only unnecessary, they're downright abusive, especially for the younger members of the household.

One thing that becomes clearer in every one of these books. Brother Cadfael may not be judgmental, but Peters is. She seems to have accepted without question that some people are just born worthless, and can be safely discarded. And frankly, this leads to some absurd statements. In a community where everybody knows all the neighbors, how COULD there be people roaming at night and attacking all passersby? And what is a nocturnal person to make of the argument that at certain hours 'all decent people' are abed? I take it a bit hard to be rejected automatically, without thought.

There's an odd division in this area. People who have status on the Welsh side of the border have none on the English side, and vice versa. It has its advantages, since, if fugitives escape into Wales, they become essentially untouchable by the English authorities. But it's still odd.

I have to say that I agree with Brother Cadfael in more than half wishing that the fugitives had got away in time. And that nobody had been tempted to kill Baldwin Peche, who may not have been completely innocent, but was generally a lot more harmless than several other people who were released to go back to their lives.(less)

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Jan 23, 2013 Chrissie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audio, great-britain, mystery, art, alt, hf

Another VERY good one in this excellent cozy mysteries series set in Medieval England, in Shrewsbury near the border to Wales. My next one will be Monk's Hood. It feels repetitive to write another review, please see instead these two reviews:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44... for "The Leper of Saint Giles" and
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... for St. Peter's Fair

I highly recommend the series. They do NOT have to be read in order, except 6 and 10 have to be read before 20, say my fr...more Another VERY good one in this excellent cozy mysteries series set in Medieval England, in Shrewsbury near the border to Wales. My next one will be Monk's Hood. It feels repetitive to write another review, please see instead these two reviews:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44... for "The Leper of Saint Giles" and
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... for St. Peter's Fair

I highly recommend the series. They do NOT have to be read in order, except 6 and 10 have to be read before 20, say my friends. The first one is not one of the best, so beware. Don't be put off if you insist on starting there. You get delightful writing and a clear mystery that is fun to follow and filled with action. The monks are great characters, each with their own particular idiosyncrasies. They become real people because in all the books their character doesn't change; so the more you read, the more you enjoy going back to meet them again. Some are nicer than others, so don't think this is totally unrealistic. These characters are more than nice versus bad, they are unique individuals: one LOVES anything to do with music, another has a good heart but always breaks things and makes messes, and then of course there is Brother Cadfael (pronounced Cad-file). He is Welsh, worldly, has fought in wars, been to the Holy Lands and now has returned and fills out his monastical duties working in the Abby's herbarium and solving crimes. Oh, I forgot. I was going to keep this very short.

My advice, don't start with book one. Start with my favorite so far, "The Leper of St. Giles". "The Sanctuary Sparrow" is almost as good but the mystery was a teeny bit harder to follow. As usual, all the threads tie up nicely. As usual, Brother Cadfael explains how he thinks for us, the Deputy Sheriff, Hugh Beringar, and the Abbot. As usual, the writing is NOT salacious, but lovely. As usual the crime gets solved and each get their fair due, in one way or another. You recognize a lovely constancy to how the stories unfold and are resolved. Lovely series. I just couldn't keep my mouth shut, could I?!

The narration of the audiobook by Vanessa Benjamin was absolutely wonderful. No complaints whatsoever.(less)

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Sep 15, 2008 Ron rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-fiction

A poignant tale. Full of Peter's usual misdirection and mystery.

Cadfael series: excellent historical fiction. Ellis Peters draws the reader into the twelfth century with modern story telling but holds us there with a richness of detail which evokes a time and place which might as well be fictional. Though the foreground of each chronicle is a murder mystery, behind it a nation and a culture are woven in a wondrous tapestry.

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Jun 08, 2012 Fabien rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Tout est bien calme cette nuit dans l'abbaye et le moines terminent leurs prières quand, dans un grand fracas, un jeune homme pénètre dans le sanctuaire, poursuivi par une foule en colère criant vengeance. L'homme s'avère être un jeune jongleur, et la vengeance porte sur l'accusation de meurtre d'un notable de la ville. Toutefois la règle de l'abbaye est claire : l'homme sera protégé pendant 40 jours avant d'être remis à la justice. Et frère Cadfael veille.

L'intérêt des intrigues des "Cadfael" e...more

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Aug 15, 2010 Alice rated it 4 of 5 stars

Have you seen the legend of the juggler who brought his juggling skills before the altar because it was all he had to offer his God? That man could have been this book's main character, the itinerant juggler/musician, who ran into the church for refuge when pursued by an angry mob.
The best part of this book for me was not the mystery (it was clear that the refugee did not commit the crime). It was enjoying the contrast between the condemning attitudes of Brother Jerome and his like, with the en...more

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Mar 11, 2013 Nancy rated it 5 of 5 stars

I love the Brother Cadfael mysteries, and somehow missed this one when I read all of the others years ago. The medieval setting is great, and the characters are even better. In this one, a young man seeks sanctuary at the monastery as he is being pursued by a violent crowd who are accusing him of theft and murder even though he is innocent of both and has done nothing wrong. They believe he committed those crimes and want to kill him but the abbot grants him sanctuary for 40 days, as was customa...more

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Nov 30, 2012 Φαροφύλακας rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Η συγκεκριμένη σειρά βιβλίων περιλαμβάνει ιστορίες αστυνομικού μυστηρίου που διαδραματίζονται γύρω στο έτος 1140 κι έχουν σαν πρωταγωνιστή έναν μοναχό, τον Αδελφό Κάντφελ.

Το συγκεκριμένο βιβλίο έχει το στήσιμο τής Αγκάθας Κρίστη: υπάρχει στην αρχή ένα έγκλημα, έπειτα ακολουθούν κι άλλα, ο ένοχος αποκαλύπτεται μοναχά στο τέλος. Κεντρική φιγούρα στην εξιχνίαση τού μυστηρίου είναι ένας οξυδερκής καλόγερος —πάνω στο πρότυπο τού Πουαρό— ο αδερφός Κάντφελ.

Στην συγκεκριμένη ιστορία ένα παιδί καταφεύγει...more Η συγκεκριμένη σειρά βιβλίων περιλαμβάνει ιστορίες αστυνομικού μυστηρίου που διαδραματίζονται γύρω στο έτος 1140 κι έχουν σαν πρωταγωνιστή έναν μοναχό, τον Αδελφό Κάντφελ.

Το συγκεκριμένο βιβλίο έχει το στήσιμο τής Αγκάθας Κρίστη: υπάρχει στην αρχή ένα έγκλημα, έπειτα ακολουθούν κι άλλα, ο ένοχος αποκαλύπτεται μοναχά στο τέλος. Κεντρική φιγούρα στην εξιχνίαση τού μυστηρίου είναι ένας οξυδερκής καλόγερος —πάνω στο πρότυπο τού Πουαρό— ο αδερφός Κάντφελ.

Στην συγκεκριμένη ιστορία ένα παιδί καταφεύγει στο μοναστήρι τού αδερφού Κάντφελ σε μια προσπάθεια να γλιτώσει από το λιντσάρισμα καθώς ένας οργισμένος όχλος το κυνηγά κατηγορώντας το για ληστεία και φόνο. Οι μοναχοί θα προσφέρουν σαράντα μέρες άσυλο στο παιδί, στην διάρκεια τού οποίου όμως θα ακολουθήσουν δύο θάνατοι και στο τέλος, βέβαια, θα αποκαλυφτεί ο απρόσμενος ένοχος.

Η ιστορία είναι πολύ προσεγμένη χωρίς όμως να είναι συναρπαστική. Είναι, βέβαια, πολύ ενδιαφέρον να βλέπεις να στήνεται ένα αστυνομικό μυστήριο εννέα αιώνες πίσω. Όμως τα πρωτεία τα κρατάει και πάλι η Αγκάθα Κρίστη με το "Death Comes as the End" που διαδραματίζεται, χιλιετίες πριν, στην Αρχαία Αίγυπτο.

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May 16, 2010 Kathryn rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2003, 2010, reread-books

1st Recorded Reading: May 2003

This is the Seventh book in the series about Brother Cadfael, who in addition to being the chief herbalist in the Benedictine Abbey to which he belongs in the early 12th century, is also called upon quite often when dead bodies appear around the Abbey. And I very much enjoyed this particular installment. (My late sister in law Pookie, who was a lawyer, once observed that if she was in charge of law enforcement, the first person she would arrest for the spate of murd...more 1st Recorded Reading: May 2003

This is the Seventh book in the series about Brother Cadfael, who in addition to being the chief herbalist in the Benedictine Abbey to which he belongs in the early 12th century, is also called upon quite often when dead bodies appear around the Abbey. And I very much enjoyed this particular installment. (My late sister in law Pookie, who was a lawyer, once observed that if she was in charge of law enforcement, the first person she would arrest for the spate of murders in Cabot Cove, Maine, would be mystery writer Jessica Fletcher, because she always seemed to be connected with each and every murder. One could make the same observation about Brother Cadfael.)

Some four weeks after Easter, in the Year of our Lord 1140, the monks at the Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter and St. Paul at Shrewsbury are reciting the midnight office of Matins (one of the seven Hours recited in the Liturgy of the Hours) when they hear the sounds of a large noisy crowd pursuing someone. The someone being pursued bursts into the church and makes his way to the altar just as the large noisy crowd bursts in behind him, crying that he has committed murder and robbery. One Daniel Aurifaber, the son of the local goldsmith, asserts that during his (Daniel’s) wedding feast, the person clutching the altar, a poor acrobat and juggler named Liliwin, had performed for the guests but had broken a pitcher during his juggling exhibition. He was then thrown out and tossed a penny, only one-third of his agreed fee, and that the acrobat had gone out into the night threatening the family loudly. Then, when the goldsmith, Walter Aurifaber, had gone to put his new daughter-in-law’s dowry into his strongbox, he had been struck down, and the gold stolen. Abbot Heribert, none too pleased to have a vigilante committee invading his precincts, notes that the acrobat has claimed sanctuary, and that he cannot be taken for forty days without due process. The abbot then puts the acrobat in the care of Brother Cadfael, who has wide experience in treating those who are injured.

It turns out in the light of day that the goldsmith is not murdered, but alive; but all in his household aver that only the acrobat could have done the robbery by violence. All, that is, except the maid Rannilt, who has fallen in love with the unfortunate Liliwin, and insists that he could not have done what he is accused of doing. Brother Cadfael takes an interest in Liliwin, and determines that he will find out precisely what happened, and who did it, but not before a dead body is discovered the morning after the evening when Liliwin sneaks out of the Abbey precincts to escort Rannilt (who has come to visit him, with the leave of her mistress, Susanna Aurifaber, spinster daughter of the goldsmith) back to her quarters at the goldsmith’s after dark.

In the end, of course, Brother Cadfael figures out the mystery, leaving me free to read the next book in the series, which I shall do with great pleasure. I still have several books in the series to read before I get to the books I have not previously read (I read this one in May of 2003), but these are the kinds of books that one enjoys reading again after a passage of years.(less)

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Dec 12, 2009 D.w. rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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My first exposure to Cadfael, on PBS was with this story. It is possibly the one I remember most. In the end I think you can see how it will play out, but until two thirds of the book, you still should be guessing. The thing about Cadfael and Ellis Peters is that the world that she crafts is detailed exquisitely. She uses prose, sometimes a great deal, but she gives you imagery in her mystery's that transcend them into historical fiction.

Conan Doyle lived during his protagonists adventures. Pete...more

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Jan 06, 2012 Karen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery

Ellis Peters' Brother Cadfael series - set around 1000/1100, a Welsh man who had been with the Crusades, soldier/sailor, loved women etc settles down to retirement as a Benedictine monk, working as an apothecary within the abbey and the community, and assisting the sheriff with mysteries. He's a really wholesome character who understands people and life, not at all narrow and irritating. There is also a series of movies made based on these books with Derek Jacobi playing Brother Cadfael

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Feb 19, 2013 Angie rated it 5 of 5 stars

I've come late to the Cadfael series, having first watched the television adaptations starring the magnificent Sir Derek Jacobi. Though this is the seventh in the Cadfael series, it was the first I read, since this particular adaptation was probably my favourite.

Peters has an amazing eye for historical detail, and her knowledge of such varied things as botany, criminology, psychology and the human heart is as impressive as it is extensive. Brother Cadfael is a medieval Gil Grissom in a habit, b...more

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Aug 17, 2008 Hope rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: any mystery, romance, or historical fiction fan

Ellis Peters again delivers a wonderful historical mystery.

Brother Caedfael often helps people in love. In this book, there are three couples, each couple very much in love, but in three very different ways. The action of the story comes about naturally from who each person is, and comes to light just as naturally.

Ms. Peters does seem prone to the trope of "the first suspect is never guilty", but I hadn't realized it until just now. She doesn't beat you over the head with it. Frankly, by about...more

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Nov 12, 2009 Winifred rated it 4 of 5 stars

I love the Cadfael series, both the books and the TV programmes which certainly do the books justice.

The Cadfael character is a Benedictine monk who solves many a murder due to his powers of observation and knowledge of herbs, poisons and human nature.

The characters are very well drawn and the historical detail is wonderful. A more interesting version of Silent Witness.

I've seen the TV dramatisation of this story. It certainly was true to the book and Derek Jacobi portrays Brother Cadfael so we...more

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Jul 20, 2012 Dagny rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery-series, peters-ellis

It is the spring of 1140 in The Sanctuary Sparrow, the Seventh Chronicle of Brother Cadfael of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul of Shrewsbury. During a midnight service at the Abbey a young man bursts in, pursued by an armed mob and claiming sanctuary. He is a wandering minstrel who is believed to have committed a murder.

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Feb 11, 2012 H Lynnea rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Fans of historical mysteries

This is probably one of the most exciting books in the Cadfael series. As with most of the books of this series, it is not necessary to have read the previous books to be able to follow the actions and interactions of the characters.
The book opens with the peace of the monastery being disturbed during the evening prayers by a young man running in, pursued by the townsfolk. The man claims sanctuary, the right to be kept in the monastery for 40 days, and not turned over to the law. During these 40...more

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Oct 17, 2011 Stephen rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: tv-and-movies, detective-stories, historical-fiction, books-read-in-2011

Another great period mystery/detective story by Ellis Peters. This one was adapted for TV early in the Cadfael series and required that Abbot Radolphus be replaced by Abbot Heribert. Derek Jacoby as Brother Cadfael got to deliver most of the abbot's good lines. Other than that it was more faithful to the book than many of the TV episodes.

Both the book and the TV episode are eminantly entertaining and I can recommend both. As always there are character details and subplots that had to be simplif...more

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Aug 04, 2011 Hazel rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters is a wonderful set of mysteries that take place in 12th century England. Ellis Peters does a wonderful job of describing all the characters and she is a great mystery writer. The cases are complicated enough to make them interesting.

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Nov 04, 2012 Sue rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, england, medieval

It is one evening during service that a terrified youth bursts in to the chapel pursued by a pack of angry young men yelling for this man's death as he's guilty of murder. Liliwin, the terrified one, pleads for - and is granted - sanctuary at the Abbey for 40 days while the Law seeks to understand. It turns out that Liliwin is a wandering minstrel who had performed at a village wedding. When the groom's father is found unconsious, and his treasure chest ransacked, it is assumed that Liliwin is...more

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Nov 03, 2012 Meghan rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is probably my favourite Brother Cadfael mystery so far. Peters has such a way of writing that reflects on human nature - it makes me wish I could see things in the calm and non-judgmental way that Cadfael himself does. Great story and lovely writing.

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Dec 20, 2012 Dawn Shepheard rated it 3 of 5 stars

I just want to say that Ellis Peters can do no wrong in my eyes. Simply can´t get enough of the stuff. I could add "great read" as a review to each of her books ... but I´d bore you and I´d bore myself. Just pick up any one and start reading.

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Sep 27, 2012 Allen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Another great Cadfael who dunnit. Keeps you guessing until the end. These are excellent books who you want an enjoyable historical murder mystery, well paced and well written as with all the others I have read in this series.

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Jun 16, 2012 Frode rated it 3 of 5 stars

Another great story by Ellis Peters. The ending line by Brother Cadfael is precious and dead on. The murderer takes a while to umask, and the plot moves along with a variety of side trails. I like it.

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Mar 05, 2011 Miriam rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, series, movie-link

I didn't like this one quite as much as some of the others, but it was still very good. As other reviewers have said, it provides an interesting perspective on the situation for women during this time period.

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Jul 20, 2010 Kate Forsyth rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-mystery

I'm reading piles of my old favourites at the moment & picked this one up - I love the Cadfael mysteries. This is a lovely, romantic one.

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Feb 09, 2009 Ikonopeiston rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery

I forget how good this book is. Peters never created two lovelier characters than Liliwin and Rannilt. It is a joy to have known them in their innocence and compassion. As usual, the plot is well constructed with all the loose ends neatly tied. The aura of the twelfth century surrounds the reader at every point. I have no complaint with this book and am glad to have had the pleasure of reading it again.

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Dec 30, 2008 Patricia rated it 4 of 5 stars

Another mystery to occupy Brother Cadfael of the Benedictine monastery in Shewsbury in the 12th century.

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