From the Bookshelf of Reading the Detectives…

The Rose Rent (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #13)

Ellis Peters

Start date: December 15, 2022

Finish date: January 5, 2023

Discussion: Buddy reads

Why we're reading this: Next in this popular series.
[close] Next in this popular series.

Find A Copy At

Libraries

Group Discussions About This Book

Showing 2 of 472 topics — 9,108 comments total

Buddy reads

* Vale of Tears (Bradecote and Catchpoll #5) by Sarah Hawkswood (Sept/Oct 25)
By Susan · 4 posts · 9 views

last updated Sep 15, 2025 07:11AM

* Vale of Tears (Bradecote and Catchpoll #5) - SPOILER Thread - (Sept/Oct 25)
By Susan · 3 posts · 6 views

last updated Sep 18, 2025 12:40AM

showing 2 of 2 topics view all »

What Members Thought

Dec 03, 2022 Jill rated it liked it

Shelves: ellis-peters

As is usual for these books, there is a romance, but it is not there main focus. A wealthy widow who has an agreement with the Abbey to let a house where she happily lived with husband before his death for a white rose once a year (what we would call a peppercorn rent), is kidnapped just before the rent is due. On non payment of this annual rent, the property reverts to her, thus expanding her wealth. The woman has plenty of would-be suitors, but she has absolutely no plans to remarry, and even ...more

Like · see review