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The Apostate's Tale
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Berkley Pub Group
Publication date
January 2, 2008
Pages
307
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780425219249
ISBN-10
0425219240
Dimensions
1.25 by 5.25 by 8.50 in.
Weight
0.85 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$24.95
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
As Dame Frevisse and the nuns of St. Frideswide priory prepare for the end of Lent, their peaceful world is turned upside down by the arrival of Sister Cecely, the one-time nun who had fled the nunnery nine years earlier with her lover, and who is seeking refuge for herself and her illegitimate son, but her coming has also brought danger, doubt, and possibly murder.
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
AN APOSTATE'S SINS...
As the nuns of St. Frideswide's priory prepare for the welcome end of Lent, their peaceful expectations are overset by the sudden return of long-vanished Sister Cecely. Nine years ago she fled from the nunnery with a man. Now her lover is dead and she has come back, bringing her illegitimate son with her.
She claims she is penitent, that she wants only to redeem her sin and find a safe haven for her child. By the law of the Church, neither she nor the child can be turned away, but their presence begins to stir doubts and questions in the hearts of some of the nuns about their own faithfulness to the enclosed life they live. However, these doubts become the lease of the problems Dame Frevisse must confront when her worldly troubles follow Sister Cecely and her son into the nunnery, pursuing her out of the life she claims to have left behind.
Contrite Sister Cecely may be -- however much Frevisse may doubt it -- but truthful she is not, and as the apostate nun's lies begin to overtake her, dangers of more than one kind become an unwanted part of life in the priory.
"Overflowing with atmospheric details that make the complex historical setting come alive for modern readers..." - BookLoons
As the nuns of St. Frideswide's priory prepare for the welcome end of Lent, their peaceful expectations are overset by the sudden return of long-vanished Sister Cecely. Nine years ago she fled from the nunnery with a man. Now her lover is dead and she has come back, bringing her illegitimate son with her.
She claims she is penitent, that she wants only to redeem her sin and find a safe haven for her child. By the law of the Church, neither she nor the child can be turned away, but their presence begins to stir doubts and questions in the hearts of some of the nuns about their own faithfulness to the enclosed life they live. However, these doubts become the lease of the problems Dame Frevisse must confront when her worldly troubles follow Sister Cecely and her son into the nunnery, pursuing her out of the life she claims to have left behind.
Contrite Sister Cecely may be -- however much Frevisse may doubt it -- but truthful she is not, and as the apostate nun's lies begin to overtake her, dangers of more than one kind become an unwanted part of life in the priory.
"Overflowing with atmospheric details that make the complex historical setting come alive for modern readers..." - BookLoons
Editions
Hardcover
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from Berkley Pub Group (January 2, 2008)
9780425219249 | details & prices | 307 pages | 5.25 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $24.95
About: As Dame Frevisse and the nuns of St.
About: As Dame Frevisse and the nuns of St.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Berkley Pub Group (January 6, 2009)
9780425225578 | details & prices | 307 pages | 4.50 × 6.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $7.99
About: Dame Frevisse must determine whether Sister Cecely, newly returned to the nunnery with her young son, is truly interested in repenting for her sinsâor if sheâs just in hiding after involvement in schemes that threaten everyone at St.
About: Dame Frevisse must determine whether Sister Cecely, newly returned to the nunnery with her young son, is truly interested in repenting for her sinsâor if sheâs just in hiding after involvement in schemes that threaten everyone at St.
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