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This, fourth, book in the Brother Cadfael series, takes place around the Abbey and the town of Shrewsbury. For three days, the Abbey holds St Peter's Fair, where wealthy merchants gather and people come from far and wide to buy goods. However, the local townspeople are displeased and a row brews between them and the Abbey, when they ask for a proportion of the fair tolls to be given to the town to restore the walls after recent outbreaks of war - seen in earlier books, when the town was besieged
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Feb 18, 2017
Christine PNW
rated it
really liked it
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I liked this one a lot.
May 28, 2020
Susan in NC
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really liked it
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I think there is definitely a right time to read or reread books - my last read of this Brother Cadfael mystery was less than satisfying, I found it too wordy and drawn out.
This time, I enjoyed it much more - I was in the mood for a visit to Shrewsbury, and indeed, from the opening paragraphs, as Cadfael contemplates the sunny, scented summer garden, and the building excitement of the summer fair, I was all in! I reread for one of the Reading the Detectives group’s June buddy reads, but this wa ...more
This time, I enjoyed it much more - I was in the mood for a visit to Shrewsbury, and indeed, from the opening paragraphs, as Cadfael contemplates the sunny, scented summer garden, and the building excitement of the summer fair, I was all in! I reread for one of the Reading the Detectives group’s June buddy reads, but this wa ...more
3.5 stars - I originally read the Brother Cadfael mysteries during college breaks, and enjoyed them so much that historical mysteries became my favorite genre. I’ve forgotten most of the plots in the subsequent 30+ years, and decided I was due for a reread!
I struggled to get into this one, probably because I just finished a great Georgette Heyer book and couldn’t switch gears...also, the last third of the book, well really, the last quarter or so, picked up the pace considerably and the ending w ...more
I struggled to get into this one, probably because I just finished a great Georgette Heyer book and couldn’t switch gears...also, the last third of the book, well really, the last quarter or so, picked up the pace considerably and the ending w ...more
Irony takes a holiday. Ellis Peters' Brother Cadfael novels successfully bring us into the 12th century in part by shedding our prevalent irony, retaining so many other human traits that we slip through time and hardly notice it. This makes for a refreshing and interesting journey.
This is not to say that she creates "a more innocent time", such a time never existed. Her magic is to render a time in full that, through her choice of words and her well researched details, feels entirely different ...more
This is not to say that she creates "a more innocent time", such a time never existed. Her magic is to render a time in full that, through her choice of words and her well researched details, feels entirely different ...more
Oh, Brother Cadfael, I've been reading and loving your books since they came out. Why has it been so long since I read one?
In this book we get the delights of Cadfael, Hugh, and Aline, plus a little Brother Mark - all my favorites together! And of course there are some very likeable young people for Cadfael to watch over and mentor. St. Peter's Fair was relatively quiet this year, except for the dead bodies. Concerned about the reputation of the Abbey which hosts the fair, the Abbot has given Ca ...more
In this book we get the delights of Cadfael, Hugh, and Aline, plus a little Brother Mark - all my favorites together! And of course there are some very likeable young people for Cadfael to watch over and mentor. St. Peter's Fair was relatively quiet this year, except for the dead bodies. Concerned about the reputation of the Abbey which hosts the fair, the Abbot has given Ca ...more
Jul 31, 2011
Jay-me (Janet)
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Apr 16, 2017
Sam
marked it as to-read
