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Historical Fiction · 2014 · PG

The Potter's Field

by Ellis Peters

Brother Cadfael finds a woman's body in newly ploughed monastic land — is she a saint or a murder victim?

Medieval monk Brother Cadfael digs for clues when a body is unearthed by a plow: "His detecting talents are as dazzling as ever" ( Publishers Weekly ). When a newly plowed field recently given to the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul yields the body of a young woman, Brother Cadfael is quickly thrown into a delicate situation. The field was once owned by a local potter named Ruald, who had abandoned his beautiful wife, Generys, to take monastic vows. Generys was said to have gone away with a lover, but now it seems as if she had been murdered. With the arrival at the abbey of you

For10+GenreHistorical FictionLength230 pagesRead time~6.5 hours

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Violence

Barely any

A murder; medieval violence

Language

None

No profanity

Sexual Content

Barely any

Brief romantic content

Substance Use

None

Medicinal herbs; period brewing

Emotional Intensity

Barely any

Themes of justice, faith, and the patience of Brother Cadfael

What this book is about

The seventeenth Brother Cadfael mystery (1989) is set in 12th-century Shrewsbury when a woman's skeleton is found in land donated to the abbey. A meditative, beautifully written mystery. For all ages.

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