A stolen tongue
By: Sheri Holman
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 343
ISBN-13: 9780871136695
Subjects: Relics; Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages; Middle Ages; Fiction
Description: In the 15th Century, a priest leads pilgrims on a tour of the relics of a woman saint. But no sooner do they arrive in a shrine than they learn the relics have just been stolen. Is the thief one of their party and what is the meaning of the thefts? A religious mystery.
Notes: Map of the pilgrimage from Germany to Mount Sinai on endpapers.