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This is a re-read for me. This is the first Brother Cadfael mystery and is an excellent one. Brother Cadfael is accompanying a party of priests as an interpretor to Gwytherin,a small village in Wales, in order to obtain the bones of Saint Winifred after a young priest convinces them that she visited him in a vision and asked to be moved. The priests plan to take her bones back to Shrewsbury,their priory in England. The villagers are not exactly happy about this but have no major objection until
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I have never watched the TV series but did know that Cadfael was a monk from the medieval time. I was glad I started with the first book in the series as it did give glimpses of Cadfael's past. He doesn't seem that devout, but the life seems to suit him, and he doesn't mind about bending the rules when he feels it is necessary.
This story is based in Wales, and being a Welshman he is used as an interpreter, where he can put his own slant on a conversation when he wants to. As expected the monks a ...more
This story is based in Wales, and being a Welshman he is used as an interpreter, where he can put his own slant on a conversation when he wants to. As expected the monks a ...more
Intéressant mais un peu lent.
Even better on the second read.
Jun 25, 2012
Indeneri
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
mystery,
historical-fiction
Jun 22, 2013
Jenny Gudgen Spradlin
marked it as to-read
Jun 16, 2014
Jamie
marked it as to-read
Aug 13, 2019
Anita
marked it as to-read
Apr 23, 2020
Shannon Teper
rated it
it was amazing
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Shelves:
british-mystery,
medieval-times
