by Ellis Peters · Sphere · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780751513707
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«Brother Cadfael's Penance» is the historical mystery novel by Ellis Peters, published by Sphere in paperback (288 pages, in English).
In 1145, with England in civil war between Empress Maud and King Stephen, Brother Cadfael discovers that his son Olivier de Bretagne has been taken prisoner. Failing to find him at the peace conference, Cadfael breaks his monastic vows and searches for him, in a historical and detective intrigue about paternal love versus religious duty.
It is the twentieth installment of the Brother Cadfael Chronicles series, published in 1995.
For readers of historical fiction and classic mystery, especially those interested in series set in the Middle Ages.
Edith Mary Pargeter, also known by her pen name Ellis Peters, was an English author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her translations of Czech classics. She is probably best known for her murder mysteries, both historical and modern, and especially for her medieval detective series The Cadfael Chronicles.
