The Virgin in the Ice, Ellis Peters
The Virgin in the Ice, Ellis Peters
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The Virgin in the Ice
The Sixth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael

Author: Ellis Peters

Narrator: Vanessa Maroni

Unabridged: 8 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/14/2011

Synopsis

The winter of 1139 will disrupt Brother Cadfaels tranquil life in Shrewsbury, as raging civil war has sent refugees fleeing north from Worcester. Among them are two young orphans from a noble family and their companion, a young Benedictine nun. The trio, never reaching Shrewsbury, have disappeared somewhere in the wild countryside.Cadfael feels afraid for these three lost lambs, but another call for help sends him to the Church of Saint Mary. A wounded monk by the roadside will surely die without Cadfaels healing arts. Why this holy man has been attacked and what his fevered ravings reveal soon give Brother Cadfael a clue to the fate of the missing travelers. Now Cadfael sets out on a dangerous quest to find them. The road will lead him to a terrible murder and a tale of passion gone awry, in Ellis Peterss most stunning depiction yet of love and war.

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 Charles on August 22, 2021

Well written historical fiction and mystery By Charles van Buren on February 18, 2018 Format: Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase This volume of the Cadfael books is mystery and historical fiction set against the background of the civil war between Empress Maud and King Stepen. The division of the country......more

Goodreads review by Mike (the Paladin) on September 01, 2015

This is a mystery/historical fiction of the Cadfael Chronicles. I read it some time ago but somehow neglected to share my deep and insightful views with everyone here at Goodreads. How remiss of me. If you are familiar with Cadfael and his "history" then you know that our monkish mystery solver is nev......more

Goodreads review by Charles on August 22, 2021

Well written historical fiction and mystery Format: Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase This volume of the Cadfael books is mystery and historical fiction set against the background of the civil war between Empress Maud and King Stepen. The division of the country caused by this war, appropriately known......more

Goodreads review by Jane on January 11, 2017

I'm not doing plot spoilers. Instead I want to talk about Ellis Peters' impeccable ear for dialogue, and the way she evokes her period with seeming effortlessness. There are also wonderful characterisation and intricately woven plot lines. If you have never attempted a Cadfael story, now would be a g......more

Goodreads review by H (no longer expecting notifications) Balikov on February 25, 2022

"England was already frozen into a winter years long, and he knew it. King Stephen was crowned, and held, however slackly, most of England. The Empress Maud, his rival for the throne, held the west, and came with a claim the equal of Stephen’s. Cousins, most uncousinly, they tore each other and tore......more

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