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Few books have captured the atmosphere of daily medieval life as well or as movingly as A Fool and His Money. Rodez, in southern France, was divided for centuries by a feud between two masters. This partitioned town thus acquired two distinct cultures.

The story focuses on the strange case of Peyre Marques, a merchant who forgets where he has buried his gold. To read A Fool and His Money is like opening a shutter on to a sunlit medieval street teeming with characters, talk and noise - all colored with the vibrancy of truth. --'Wroe is an excellent historian and an engaging writer with a beady eye for detail and an attractive turn of phrase. Best of all, she conveys a true feeling for the recreation of period and persons and place' Daily Telegraph --'History lives best when it is loved, and nobody who reads this book can doubt the author's love of her subject' Sunday Telegraph… Historical

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Bookseller: Eve's Reads (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 4053-103120AK
Title: A Fool and His Money: Life in a Partitioned Fourtenth Century France
Author: Ann Wroe
Book Condition: New
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st American Ed., 1st Prtg,
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0809045958
ISBN 13: 9780809045952
Publisher: Hill & Wang/A Div. Of Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1995
Pages: 244

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