A troubadour's testament
Subtitle: a novel
By: James Cowan.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Shambhala; Distributed by Random House
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Boston; [New York]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
Subjects: Manuscripts, Medieval -- France -- Provence -- Fiction.; Troubadours -- France -- Provence -- Fiction.
Description: In a small town in southwestern France, among the relics and historical papers in the local museum, a writer uncovers an unusual scroll dating back to the twelfth century. The document is the work of a renowned troubadour named Marcebru, and it eulogizes the great love of his life, a beautiful young nun named Amedee de Jois.

Marcebru's poignant tribute inspires the writer on a pilgrimage through the Provencal countryside - retracing the troubadour's steps eight centuries earlier - in an attempt to unravel the mystery surrounding Amedee's untimely death. In the process, the writer discovers a land steeped in the distant past, a history rich with esoteric philosophies, religious conflict, and the belief in the transformative ideal of perfect love.