The Franciscan Conspiracy, John Sack
The Franciscan Conspiracy, John Sack
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The Franciscan Conspiracy

Author: John Sack

Narrator: Geoffrey Blaisdell

Unabridged: 15 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2008

Categories: Fiction


Synopsis

This work of fiction explores the great thirteenthcentury mystery: Why was the body of St. Francis stolen and hidden? This multilayered, intricately plotted tale follows as the Franciscan Order destroys all early biographies of Francis by his closest disciples in favor of a sanitized biography of the powerful St. Bonaventure. The story begins thirty years after Franciss death, when Father Leo, Francis's closest friend, is dying. Bound to a vow of silence, Leo sends a cryptic message to Conrad, his own favorite student, connecting him with an unlikely companion, sixteenyearold Sister Amata. The two begin to search for the truth about St. Francis, a truth that will shake the faith of the masses to the core and bring into question the foundation of the Franciscan Order.

About John Sack

John Sack has a BA in English from Yale University and an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Washington. The Franciscan Conspiracy is his first adult novel, although he has previously published computer textbooks and a young adult novel. He currently lives in Southern Oregon.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Belinda

4,75 sterren - Nederlandse paperback - gevonden in minibieb Venlo. Een geloofwaardige historische thriller die de verhaallijnen tussen broeder Conrad, handelaarszoon Ofrio en Amata schitterend tot een geheel weet te vlechten. 🍀🌹🍀🦋......more

Goodreads review by María

Romanzo storico diviso in un prologo e due parti che racconta la ricerca di un frate francescano, Corrado, su un mistero che riguarda il fondatore dell’Ordine: San Francesco d’Assissi. L’ambientazione è quella del XIII secolo con nobile più o meno crudeli, il popolo che debe lottare per sopravvivere......more

Goodreads review by Poly

Foi a melhor leitura de 2019? Não. Claro, que não posso dizer que foi perda de tempo. A temática é interessante, mas não gostei como foi abordada. O livro não possui cenas de "clímax" ou de grandes revelações, por mais que eu tenha gostado do segredo; definitivamente não era o que eu esperava.......more