The Potter's Field
by:
Ellis Peters (author)
In October of 1142, a local landlord gives the Potter's Field to the local clergy. The monks begin to plow it, and the blades turn up the long tresses of a young woman, dead over a year. Then the arrival of a novice who fled from an abbey ravaged by civil war in East Anglia complicates life even...
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In October of 1142, a local landlord gives the Potter's Field to the local clergy. The monks begin to plow it, and the blades turn up the long tresses of a young woman, dead over a year. Then the arrival of a novice who fled from an abbey ravaged by civil war in East Anglia complicates life even further for Brother Cadfael.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780446400589 (0446400580)
Publish date: 1991-09-01
Publisher: Mysterious Press
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
Series: Brother Cadfael Mysteries (#17)
The Brother Cadfael books are great comfort reads. Ellis Peter's tells these stories with wisdom and grace, using language that harks back to the 12th Century where they are set.
bookshelves: published-1989, tbr-busting-2014, winter-20132014, medieval5c-16c, war, mystery-thriller, historical-fiction, religion, film-only, poison Read on January 19, 2014 Description: n October of 1142, a local landlord gives the Potter's Field to the local clergy. The monks begin to plow i...