The Virgin in the Ice
Book 6 of Chronicles of Brother Cadfael
Language: English
Brother (Fictitious character) Cadfael Catholics Crime Detective Fiction Fiction - Mystery General Herbalists Historical Mystery Mystery & Detective Mystery & Detective - Historical Mystery & Detective - Series Mystery & Detective - Traditional British Traditional British
Publisher: Thorndike Pr
Published: Apr 1, 1982
Description:
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.