The Sanctuary Sparrow, Ellis Peters
The Sanctuary Sparrow, Ellis Peters
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The Sanctuary Sparrow

Author: Ellis Peters

Narrator: Patrick Tull

Unabridged: 9 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/11/2009


Synopsis

Brother Cadfael races to save a young man he believes is falsely accused of robbery—before the protection of sanctuary expires

In the gentle Shrewsbury spring of 1140, the midnight matins at the Benedictine abbey suddenly reverberate with an unholy sound—a hunt in full cry. Pursued by a drunken mob, the quarry is running for its life. When the frantic creature bursts into the nave to claim sanctuary, Brother Cadfael finds himself fighting off armed townsman to save a terrified young man.

Liliwin, a wandering minstrel who performed at the wedding of a local goldsmith's son, has been accused of robbery and murder. The cold light of morning, however, will show his supposed victim, the miserly craftsman, still lives, although a strongbox lies empty. Brother Cadfael believes Liliwin is innocent, but finding the truth and the treasure before Liliwin's respite in sanctuary runs out may uncover a deadlier sin than thievery—a desperate love that nothing, not even the threat of hanging, can stop.

About Ellis Peters

Ellis Peters (1913-1995) was the pseudonym of Edith Pargeter. She was a renowned writer of detective novels and was awarded the Cartier Diamond Dagger for a lifetime's achievement in the genre.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeanne

I read Ellis Peters when I want to be reminded of goodness and kindness, of intelligence and commitment. These are strange things to say about a medieval mystery, but true. This does not mean that all of the characters in Sanctuary Sparrow are kind and gentle, but the center of this story is peopled......more

Let’s get this out right at the start. I am a fan…a fan of Ellis Peters/Edith Pargeter…a fan of The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael. So take any extravagant praise in that context. I have read these books before (but never written a review of The Sanctuary Sparrow) and enjoyed how Derek Jacobi played......more