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Title: An element of romance as well as religious devotion!
Review: Peters isn't Shakespeare, but she does know how to hook you in. I could see quite clearly Brother Haluin dragging his failing body over miles and miles to atone for his sins, and gentle and wise Brother Cadfael putting all the pieces together (both physical and intellecutal) to make sense of the journey. Peters has a wonderful grasp of human emotions in this book, and draws a very clear picture of Medieaval monastic life with its limitations and its glories, making us feel as though we fit right in even though it's 800 years later. I want to hang out with Cadfael and hoist a glass of ale or two with this warm, compassionate and clever monk.
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