[bksvol-discuss] Re: just submitted

  • From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:57:17 -0700 (PDT)

Oh, dear. Another book to add to my ever-growing list
of books I want to read. sigh. This sounds very
interesting.

Cindy

--- Amber Wallenstein <amber.wallens@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I just submitted.
> the Burning Times by Jeanne Kalogridis.
> Carcassonne, France, October, 1357: Michel is a
> dedicated Dominican monk learning the rules of the
> Inquisition. He adheres to the church
> doctrine to rid it of heretics. In only his second
> inquisition, the scribe encounters Mother Marie
> Franchise (born Sybille) in the depths of a dungeon.
> She stands accused of witchcraft and will confess
> only to the novice. Over three days, she tells the
> story of Marie Sybille de Cavasulle, born with a
> caul
> over her face. She speaks of her grandmother's
> lessons in magic and healing, and talks of
> descending from a race of goddesses, all of which
> led her from
> her village to seek her future disguised as a nun
> searching for her people and her soul mate. In
> learning about her life, Michel learns about his
> identity.
> So begins an adventure full of dangers, mythology,
> witchcraft, and Gnosticism. Kalogridis re-creates
> with colorful accuracy the Inquisition, the Black
> Death, and the Hundred Years' War. 
> Amber
> Book blog:
> http://community.livejournal.com/book_cuddler/
> I have accepted a seat in the House of
> Representatives, and thereby have consented to my
> own ruin, to your ruin, and to the ruin of our
> children. I give
> you this warning that you may prepare your mind for
> your fate.
> John Adams
> E-Mail: amber.wallens@xxxxxxxxx
> 



       
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