Brother Cadfael's Penance
Publisher: Mysterious Press
Published: 1994
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780747211846
First sentence: THE EARL of Leicester's courier came riding over the bridge that spanned the Severn, and into the town of Shrewsbury, somewhat past noon on a day at the beginning of November, with three months' news in his saddle-roll.
Description: November 1145, and the bitter rift between King Stephen and Empress Maud at last has a chance for reconciliation. It is hoped that a council will resolve the question of prisoners of war. Cadfael has a special interest in attending, for he is seeking his lost son.