Brother Cadfael's Penance The Twentieth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael
by Peters, Ellis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0747211841
- ISBN 13
- 9780747211846
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: Headline Book Publishing PLC. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0747211841 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, toning of pages as is common with British publications of this era.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Brother Cadfael #20; 9.3 X 6.2 X 1.3 inches; 276 pages; "For Brother Cadfael in the autumn of his life, the mild November of our Lords year 1145 may bring a bitterand deadlyharvest. England is torn between supporters of the Empress Maud and those of her cousin Stephen. The civil strife is about to jeopardize not only Cadfaels life, but his hopes of Heaven. While Cadfael has sometimes bent the abbeys rules, he has never broken his monastic vowsuntil now. Word has come to Shrewsbury of a treacherous act that has left thirty of Mauds knights imprisoned. All have been ransomed except Cadfaels secret son, Olivier de Bretagne. Conceived in Cadfaels soldiering youth and unaware of his fathers identity, Olivier will die if he is not freed. Like never before, Cadfael must boldly defy the abbot. The good brother forsakes the order to follow his heartbut what he finds will challenge his soul. " .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19684
- Title
- Brother Cadfael's Penance The Twentieth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael
- Author
- Peters, Ellis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0747211841
- ISBN 13
- 9780747211846
- Publisher
- Headline Book Publishing PLC
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- 0747211841, cadfael
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Ainsworth Books
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Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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