description: While Cadfael has bent Abbey rules, he has never broken his monastic vows--until now. Word has come to Shrewsbury of a treacherous act that has left 30 of Maud's knights imprisoned. All have been ransomed except Cadfael's secret son, Olivier. Conceived in Cadfael's soldiering youth and unaware of his father's identity, Olivier will die if he is not freed.
language: English
title: BROTHER CADFAEL'S PENANCE The Twentieth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael.
titlecomplete: BROTHER CADFAEL'S PENANCE The Twentieth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael.
characters: Hugh Beringar, Empress Matilda, Brother Cadfael
genres: Historical, Crime, Historical Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Medieval, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Detective, Mystery, British Literature
ratings_count: 5529
places: England, Coventry, Warwickshire, England
series: Chronicles of Brother Cadfael
publisher: Mysterious Press (1994).