num_pages: 150
description: Peters has gained worldwide praise for her meticulous re-creations of 12th-century monastic life. Here, her chronicles continue with a Christmas story, a tale of robbery and attempted murder, and a narrative of Brother Cadfael's early years.
language: English
title: Rare Benedictine
titlecomplete: Rare Benedictine
characters: Abbot Heribert, Brother Cadfael
genres: Fiction, Historical, Short Stories, Mystery, British Literature, Detective, Historical Mystery, Medieval, Historical Fiction, Crime
ratings_count: 5688
series: Chronicles of Brother Cadfael
publisher: Headline Review