by Ellis Peters
Published 1985
Just a few notes on this book in particular–as the tenth book in the series, it marks the middle ground. And, interestingly, while Peters has always built on her previous books, weaving a world in which people are introduced and reintroduced and grown and change, in this particular book, many earlier plot lines reappear–most importantly, Saint Winifred and her place in the Shrewsbury abbey.
I am not Catholic (although I am a Christian) and I do not believe that the saints have the power, after their deaths, to aid us in our daily lives. But Cadfael’s belief and reverence for his patron saint is beautiful.
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