A young widow bestows one of her properties on the Abbey of Shrewsbury - the only rent is a single white rose to be delivered annually. But a beautiful woman with a large dowry attracts many would-be suitors. When a man is found brutally murdered next to the rose, Cadfael investigates.
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In his thirteenth chronicle Brother Cadfael believes the motive for a callous murder is all too obvious, but he soon learns that when love and money are involved, nothing is straightforward.
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BY REASON OF THE PROLONGED COLD, WHICH LINGERED far into April, and had scarcely mellowed when the month of May began, everything came laggard and reluctant that spring of 1142. Read the first page
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My Husband reads to me every night before we go to sleep and this book was wonderful! I love stories that have happy endings and where the 'prince' gets his 'princess.' Ellis Peters is a great writer and I enjoy her Cadfael books even more than the T.V. series. Five Stars.
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I really like ellis peters cadfael and when I was sick and couldn't read to listen to them on my cd player was wonderful especially read by dereck Jacobi.
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Murder for pasion
When her husband dies, she bestows one of her houses for a rent of only one single white rose. She is beautiful and rich with many suitors. Read more
Published on 1 Oct 2009 by E. Richardson
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The Brother Cadfael stories really tell themselves, but I say read because even though I listen to the story, I am still reading but with my mind's eye. Read more
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In this book, Brother Cadfael will have to find what seems to be a serial killer, a crazy man or woman, who persecutes a rose bush and its owner. Read more
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