Kiner Aline - The Mirror Of Simple Souls A Novel - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: A remarkable evocation of hidden aspects of the medieval world Kiner blends unfamiliar history with a compelling account of women struggling in a society determined to shackle them - Sunday Times Historical Fiction Book of the Month It's 1310 and Paris is alive with talk of the trial of the Templars. Religious repression is on the rise and the smoke of execution pyres blackens the sky above the city. But sheltered behind the walls of Paris's great beguinage a community of women are still free to work study and live their lives away from the domination of men. When a wild red - haired child clothed in rags arrives at the beguinage gate one morning with a sinister Franciscan monk on her tail she sets in motion a chain of events that will shatter the peace of this little world - plunging it into grave danger.
Title: The Mirror Of Simple Souls A Novel
Author(s): Kiner Aline
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Barcode: 9781782278320
Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 6/25/2024
Category: Fiction In Translation