{"product_id":"the-novices-tale-mass-market-paperbound-1","title":"The Novice's Tale - Mass Market Paperbound","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret Frazer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnholy passions and demonic deaths...\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the fair autumn of Our Lord's grace 1431, the nuns of England's St. Frideswide's prepare for the simply ceremonies in which the saintly novice Thomasine will take her holy vows. But their quiet lives of beauty and prayer are thrown into chaos by the merciless arrival of Lady Ermentrude Fenner and her retinue of lusty men, sinful women, and baying hounds. The hard-drinking dowager even keeps a pet monkey for her amusement. She demands wine, a feast.... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd her niece, the angelic Thomasine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe lady desires to enrich herself and her reputation by arranging a marriage for the devout novice. She cares nothing for the panic and despair she leaves behind her.\u003cbr\u003eBut all her cruel and cunning schemes are brought to a sudden end with strange and most unnatural murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs suspicious eyes turn on the pious Thomasine, it falls to Sister Frevisse, hosteler of the priory and amateur detective, to unravel the webs of unholy passion and dark intrigue that entangle the novice and prove her innocence...or condemn her.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the year of Our Lord's grace 1431, and the nuns of England's St. Frideswide sweetly chant their Paternosters behind gracious, trellised walls. But their quiet lives are shattered by the unwelcome visit of the hard-drinking, blaspheming dowager Lady Ermentrude, with her retinue of lusty maids and men, baying hounds, and even a pet monkey in tow. The lady demands wine, a feast, and her niece, the frail and saintly novice Thomasine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargaret Frazer was a finalist for an Edgar Award for Best Original Paperback for both \u003cb\u003eThe Servant's Tale\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Prioress' Tale\u003c\/b\u003e. The Sister Frevisse series includes\u003cb\u003e The Novice's Tale, The Servant's Tale, The Outlaw's Tale, The Bishop's Tale, The Boy's Tale, The Murderer's Tale, The Prioress' Tale, The Maiden's Tale, The Reeve's Tale\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eThe Squire's Tale\u003c\/b\u003e. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 6.8 x 4.15 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227988639993,"sku":"9780425143216","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/zuIglPdAhG9780425143216_0f5f64a4-4704-47f6-bdbb-85acd5fedb32.webp?v=1768285909","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-novices-tale-mass-market-paperbound-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}