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8/2019 - reread (listened to the audiobook this time, love Patrick Tull’s narration); what a wonderfully satisfying ending- makes me chuckle every time!
2017 - I first read Brother Cadfael over 30 years ago during high school and college breaks; I became addicted and thus began a lifelong love of accurate and well-written historical mysteries.
I’d seen reviews by GR friends and felt it was time to revisit Shrewsbury and the delightful world of Cadfael. This was a very satisfying re-read for me, an ...more
2017 - I first read Brother Cadfael over 30 years ago during high school and college breaks; I became addicted and thus began a lifelong love of accurate and well-written historical mysteries.
I’d seen reviews by GR friends and felt it was time to revisit Shrewsbury and the delightful world of Cadfael. This was a very satisfying re-read for me, an ...more
The author was recommended in The Literary Life Podcast, Episode 3, The Importance of Detective Fiction.
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Very much enjoyed this story. I had trouble with the start - I suppose it was too many characters for an audiobook. Since I bought as a whispersync, I restarted following along with the ebook for about 1/3 of the book. Then the rest was good. Narrator excellent although I had to increase volume a little.
This visit to medieval times follows the monks as they travel to Wales to try and move the bones of a saint there back to their monastery. But murder strikes while they are there, and Brother Cadfael has to help find a murderer. Good read.
After reading so much Cleeves/Vera/Shetland I can't quite pull my tastes back to Medieval times. So temporarily DNFing. ...more
Oct 01, 2011
Nanosynergy
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Tuck
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Glenn
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Terah
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