β Scribed by Ellis Peters
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It is winter, 1139 AD, and the civil war raging between the followers of King Stephen and those of the Empress Maud sweeps over the city of Worcester. Many refugees are fleeing northward towards Ludlow and Shrewsbury. Two of them, a young orphaned brother and sister of a great family, along with the nun who accompanied them, seem to have disappeared in the wild winter landscape. Brother Cadfael of the Benedictine Monastery sets out to find them.
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It is winter 1139 and the tranquil life in the monastery gardens in Shrewsbury is again interrupted by violence. Raging civil war has sent refugees fleeing north from Worcester. Among them are two orphans from a noble family, a boy of thirteen and an eighteen year old girl of great beauty, with thei
### Review 'Charming and humorously told.' SPECTATOR ### About the Author Ellis Peters is one of the pseudonyms of Edith Pargeter who wrote several books under her own name and also Peter Benedict, Jolyon Carr and John Redfern. She was the recipient of the Crime Writers Association and the Carti
SUMMARY: In the winter of 1139, raging civil war has sent refugees fleeing north from Worcester, among them an orphaned boy and his beautiful 18-year-old sister. Traveling with a young nun, they set out for Shrewsbury, but disappear somewhere in the wild countryside. Now, Brother Cadfael embarks o
SUMMARY: In the winter of 1139, raging civil war has sent refugees fleeing north from Worcester, among them an orphaned boy and his beautiful 18-year-old sister. Traveling with a young nun, they set out for Shrewsbury, but disappear somewhere in the wild countryside. Now, Brother Cadfael embarks o
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