The Passion of Dolssa
I must write this account, and when I have finished, I will burn it. Buried deep within the archives of a convent in medieval France is an untold story of love, loss, and wonder and the two girls at the heart of it all. Dolssa is an upper-crust city girl with a secret lover and an uncanny...
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I must write this account, and when I have finished, I will burn it. Buried deep within the archives of a convent in medieval France is an untold story of love, loss, and wonder and the two girls at the heart of it all. Dolssa is an upper-crust city girl with a secret lover and an uncanny gift. Branded a heretic, she’s on the run from the friar who condemned her mother to death by fire, and wants Dolssa executed, too. Botille is a matchmaker and a tavern-keeper, struggling to keep herself and her sisters on the right side of the law in their seaside town of Bajas. When their lives collide by a dark riverside, Botille rescues a dying Dolssa and conceals her in the tavern, where an unlikely friendship blooms. Aided by her sisters and Symo, her surly but loyal neighbor, Botille nurses Dolssa back to health and hides her from her pursuers. But all of Botille’s tricks, tales, and cleverness can’t protect them forever, and when the full wrath of the Church bears down upon Bajas, Dolssa’s passion and Botille’s good intentions could destroy the entire village. From the author of the award-winning All the Truth That's in Me comes a spellbinding thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final page and make you wonder if miracles really are possible.
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9780451469922 (0451469925)
ASIN: 0451469925
Publish date: 2016-04-12
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 496
Edition language: English
This pleasantly surprised me. I don't read a whole lot of historical fiction, and now I feel like I should because I really, really enjoyed this. The Passion of Dolssa is a fast paced moving novel. It kept me on the edge of my seat from start to finish -- even though its fairly long. And the writing...
Beautiful, beautifully written historical novel. Set in medieval France tells the story of Dolssa, a girl from a posh family and a sweet tone, and what she perceives to be a very special relationship with God/Jesus. Her passion is absolutely fascinating. I’m an atheist, no religious belief whatsoev...