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The Sempster's Tale
By
Margaret Frazer and
Anne Dover (narrator)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Ulverscroft Soundings Ltd
Publication date
August 30, 2008
Binding
CD/Spoken Word
Edition
Unabridged
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781407901893
ISBN-10
1407901893
Dimensions
1.50 by 7.50 by 7.50 in.
Weight
0.92 lbs.
Original list price
$89.95
Other format details
audio
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: TRAPPED BY REBELS, THREATENED BY THE INQUISITION... AND A GOLDEN FORTUNE IN THE BALANCE!
Since the death of her husband, Anne Blakhall has carried on their shared business as a tailor and embroiderer in the heart of London. Rather than remarry as prosperous London widows usually do, she has taken a lover - David Weir, a foreign merchant who is secretly a Jew and therefore in constant deadly peril so long as he remains in England, where Jews have been banished for over a hundred years. Anne, sharing in his secrets, knows that both his life and hers would be forfeit if ever he is found out.
Dame Frevisse of St. Frideswide's nunnery is in London to arrange the funeral vestments for her cousin's murdered husband, the Duke of Suffolk. But she is also charged with secretly recovering - and then conveying to her cousin - the gold the late duke sent out of England shortly before his death. But her duty and their love become more dangerous a rebel army advances on London - and a murdered body is discovered in the crypt of a London church, mutilated with what a Franciscan friar of the Inquisition claims are Hebrew letters.
Frevisse must discover not only who is guilty... but whether anyone is innocent at all.
"What Frazer, a meticulous researcher, gets absolutely right in The Sempster's Tale are the attitudes of the charactrs." - Detroit Free Press
"Medieval English society, culture, and politics come to life in Margaret Frazer's skillful application of vivid imagery, complex characterizations, and an intriguing plot." - BookLoons
Since the death of her husband, Anne Blakhall has carried on their shared business as a tailor and embroiderer in the heart of London. Rather than remarry as prosperous London widows usually do, she has taken a lover - David Weir, a foreign merchant who is secretly a Jew and therefore in constant deadly peril so long as he remains in England, where Jews have been banished for over a hundred years. Anne, sharing in his secrets, knows that both his life and hers would be forfeit if ever he is found out.
Dame Frevisse of St. Frideswide's nunnery is in London to arrange the funeral vestments for her cousin's murdered husband, the Duke of Suffolk. But she is also charged with secretly recovering - and then conveying to her cousin - the gold the late duke sent out of England shortly before his death. But her duty and their love become more dangerous a rebel army advances on London - and a murdered body is discovered in the crypt of a London church, mutilated with what a Franciscan friar of the Inquisition claims are Hebrew letters.
Frevisse must discover not only who is guilty... but whether anyone is innocent at all.
"What Frazer, a meticulous researcher, gets absolutely right in The Sempster's Tale are the attitudes of the charactrs." - Detroit Free Press
"Medieval English society, culture, and politics come to life in Margaret Frazer's skillful application of vivid imagery, complex characterizations, and an intriguing plot." - BookLoons
Editions
Hardcover
from Berkley Pub Group (January 3, 2006)
9780425207666 | details & prices | 339 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Dame Frevisse and two companions head for London to recover some lost gold from the treasury of the murdered Duke of Suffolk, but their plans are threatened by a murder that ignites dangerous anti-Semitic sentiment.
About: Dame Frevisse and two companions head for London to recover some lost gold from the treasury of the murdered Duke of Suffolk, but their plans are threatened by a murder that ignites dangerous anti-Semitic sentiment.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Berkley Pub Group (January 2, 2007)
9780425210499 | details & prices | 352 pages | 4.25 × 6.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $7.99
About: On behalf of her cousin, Dame Frevisse and her companions, seamstress Anne Blakehall and Anne's lover, a Jewish trader smuggling gold, head for London to recover some lost gold from the treasury of the murdered Duke of Suffolk, but their plans are threatened by the discovery of a crucified body, a crime the ignites dangerous anti-Semitic sentiment.
About: On behalf of her cousin, Dame Frevisse and her companions, seamstress Anne Blakehall and Anne's lover, a Jewish trader smuggling gold, head for London to recover some lost gold from the treasury of the murdered Duke of Suffolk, but their plans are threatened by the discovery of a crucified body, a crime the ignites dangerous anti-Semitic sentiment.
CD/Spoken Word
The price comparison is for this edition
With Anne Dover (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Ulverscroft Soundings Ltd (August 30, 2008)
9781407901893 | details & prices | 7.50 × 7.50 × 1.50 in. | 0.92 lbs | List price $89.95
About: TRAPPED BY REBELS, THREATENED BY THE INQUISITION.
About: TRAPPED BY REBELS, THREATENED BY THE INQUISITION.
Cassette/Spoken Word
Unabridged edition from Ulverscroft Soundings Ltd (August 30, 2008)
9781407901886 | details & prices | List price $89.95
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