A perilous journey to medieval Canterbury unfolds as strangers meet a city in celebration and danger.
Set against Translation Day, this historical tale follows travelers from Dover who become witnesses to a city alive with religious pageantry, crowded streets, and hidden motives. The scene is rich with atmosphere, offering clues to the lives of monks, pilgrims, and the people who cross their paths.
A small company includes a protective Spaniard, a young English companion, and a radiant, wary woman. As they press through the throng, personal loyalties and growing secrets pull them toward choices that could reshape their futures. The story blends danger, devotion, and the pull of hidden histories in a world of shifting loyalties and quiet courage.
- A vivid medieval setting with crowded streets, relics, and religious rituals
- Tension between protection, duty, and personal longing
- A love triangle shaped by class, culture, and circumstance
- Moral complexity as outsiders encounter a monastery’s shadowed world
Ideal for readers of historical drama with romance, mystery, and a sense of a bygone England.
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Vendeur : Forgotten Books, London, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book transports readers to 16th century England on a summer pilgrimage to Canterbury. The author presents a detailed account of the religious fervor of the age and the lives of the pilgrims traveling there. Detailed descriptions provide an evocative account of this historical event and the medieval world. Amid the lively descriptions of the colorful characters, the text delves into the darker underbelly of the times, giving equal space to the lives and events of the poor and the criminal element. This book offers both a celebration and critique of religious practices during the medieval era. The author's vivid prose and insightful social commentary will entertain and inform readers interested in history, religion, and social issues of the period. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781332600205_0
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Vendeur : PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, Etats-Unis
PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur LW-9781332600205
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Vendeur : PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Royaume-Uni
PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur LW-9781332600205
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Vendeur : Buchpark, Trebbin, Allemagne
Etat : Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 306 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar. N° de réf. du vendeur 26874452/1
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