Debbie's review of Brother Cadfael's Penance: The Twentieth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael
Brother Cadfael's Penance: The Twentieth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael by Ellis Peters
Debbie's review
rating:
recommended for:
Britmysteryphiles, liturgical types, medieval history fans
status:
Read in February, 2008
Sadly, the last of the Brother Cadfael series (#20). A good way to end it, though. Although this book didn't sweep me off my feet, I enjoyed it, and as usual it was elegantly written and included interesting historical details. It always takes me a little while, though, to remember what's going on in terms of the fighting going on in England during the 12th century--Peters is a little murky in catching readers up on this, I think. If you read them one after the other I'm sure it makes more sense. Cadfael is an appealing character, and the series is worth reading--they're serious mysteries, somewhere in between Southern Sisters (total fluff) and P.D. James (dark and serious).
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