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Cassandra Clark
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Publisher | John Murray | ||
ISBN | 978-071952291 | ||
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Wendy
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Synopsis
Black February in the year 1383: rain started to fall before Martinmas, sweeping through France, Flanders and Tuscany, and barely ceased all year. Floods brought famine. Famine brought disease. The Black Death bestowed its grace on town after town. Bodies were piled in open pits. The lime was spread. Paris shut its gates; Cologne and Florence followed suit.
Into this watery world, against a background of plague and the political turmoil of the Hundred Years War, the nun Hildegard is sent across Europe in search of a precious relic, the Cross of Constantine. Strong-willed and independent, she will need remarkable skills to survive such a dangerous quest. For with the English Crown at stake there are many who want her mission to fail - and one, above all, who plans a deadly revenge . . .
Review
This is the second book in Abbess of Meaux murder mysteries.The nun Hildgrard is sent on a mission to buy a holy relic for the Abbey.This journey will take her from England across the Alpes and eventually to Florence.
Cassandra Clark captures the atmosphere of 14th Century England so accurately.This was a time of unrest with a young King who was advised by his uncle John of Gaunt who had taken complete control with distasterous results.I like the Authors descriptions of the transportion of the sheeps fleeces to Bruges as travelling must have been a nightmare with no proper roads or protection, and in some cases likely to be attacked by robbers.
A book which is easy to read with a very good plot and storyline and I shall look forward to her next book.
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