- Paperback: 233 pages
- Publisher: Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S. (Aug 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0425148998
- ISBN-13: 978-0425148990
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 208,251 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"'History fans will relish every minute.' Publisher's Weekly 'Exquisitely woven.' The Cleveland Plain Dealer 'Executes her exercise...with audacity and ingenuity.' Kirkus Review 'A good mystery...excellently drawn.' Anne Perry"
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Who could ever want to harm two young boys, ages five and six? When the boys are half brothers to Henry VI, King of England, the list is long and distinguished. A lady in their mother's household flees with the boys to St. Frideswide's and asks Sister Frevisse to offer then sanctuary. Unable to refuse children, she takes them in and conceals them. But as attempts are made on the boys' lives inside St. Fridewide's walls, Sister Frevisse realizes that from the ambitious and the wicked, there is no sanctuary...
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
England in the summer of 1436. The King's mother Katherine of Valois, send her two little sons Edmund and Jasper (aged six and five) to safety in Wales from evil and ambitious men who want them out of the way. They are waylaid by thugs and must take refuge. with five members of their household, in St Fridewides Abby, where they are put under Dame Frevisse's protection, as Dame Frevisse is unable to turn away children. They become friends with a charge of the abbey of their own age, the Lady Adela. A series of mishaps followed by two murders leads Dame Frevisse to suspect evil is afoot in the Abbey and someone has infiltrated the sanctuary to try to harm the young princes. Another medieval murder mystery unravels. English history aficionados will find it of interest that the older of the two boys is Edmund Tudor, who will sire Henry VII, and therefore be an ancestor to all subsequent English monarchs. The author does well in capturing the sights, sounds, smells and culture of 15th century England.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Two small boys find refuge in the care of the nuns of St Frideswide's while their parents' clandestine marriage threatens to cause a major political scandal if it becomes publicly know. The problem of coping with two mischievous lads is more than enough for the good ladies to worry about, but soon it becomes apparent that someone is trying to murder the youngsters.
Dame Frevisse sets herself the task of tracking down the would-be murderer before he succeeds in his grisly task. Luckily she discovers the villain in the end and the elder of the two boys , yound Edmund Tudor, grows up to become the grandfather of Henry the Eighth.
MMargaret Frazer writes with humour and sympathy and with a keen eye for historical detail. Fifteenth century England comes to life as she writes. Her characters with all their faults and foibles are throroughly believable and she blends her fictional and real historical characters characters with convincing ease. The plot keeps you guessing to the very last page.
Dame Frevisse sets herself the task of tracking down the would-be murderer before he succeeds in his grisly task. Luckily she discovers the villain in the end and the elder of the two boys , yound Edmund Tudor, grows up to become the grandfather of Henry the Eighth.
MMargaret Frazer writes with humour and sympathy and with a keen eye for historical detail. Fifteenth century England comes to life as she writes. Her characters with all their faults and foibles are throroughly believable and she blends her fictional and real historical characters characters with convincing ease. The plot keeps you guessing to the very last page.
0 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The setting for this book is 15th century England and vicinity. There are so many interesting things that Ms. Frazer could have brought in relating to this time period, but does she? Of course not! The true resolutio, if one can call it that, does not occur until the last three pages of this story. For 218 out of 233 pages, the scene is the nunnery. Sure, I may be able to feel the emotions of the main characters, but that emotion was often boredom. While I did like the detective, Dame Frevisse, that was about the only character that one can somewhat identify with. Maybe with teh exception of one or two characters, I could never really have a mental picture of the character or the surroundings. I probably will not read any more books in this "Medieval Mystery 'Tale'" series.
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