About this title: In the tradition of Ellis Peters--the first in a new medieval mystery series set in the English convent of St. Frideswide. Saintly novice Thomasine's odious aunt arrives at the convent insisting that Thomasine leave with her. And when the blaspheming, hard-drinking dowager is murdered, only Sister Frevisse, hosteler of the proiry and amateur ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780425143216ISBN:042514321X
Description: Grade: C. Catalog: Mystery General Synopsis: 229 pages. It is the year of Our Lord's grace 1431, and the nuns of England's St. Frideswide sweetly chant their Paternosters behind gracious, trelli... read more
Description: Acceptable. Book is in good reading condition. Cover has wear at edges and corners, and may have creases. Spine has wear at edges and creases. read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780515109009ISBN:0515109002
Description: Very Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, spine is gently creased as well as the rear cover, pages are toning, overall a very clean used first Jove Books edition! 229 very clean, unmarked and uncreased, suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "Among the nuns of St. Frideswide were piety, peace, and a little vial----of poison......" read more
Edition: 5th Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime, New York
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780425143216ISBN:042514321X
Description: Good+ 5¾"-6¾" Tall. Spine a bit creased, slanted, corners bumped, slight edge wear. An attractive copy. First in the Sister Frevisse series. "It is the year of Our Lord's grace 1431, and the nuns of England's St. Frideswide sweetly chant their Paternosters behind gracious, trellised walls. But their quiet lives are shattered by the unwelcome visit of the hard-drinking, blaspheming dowager Lady Ermentrude, with her retinue of lusty maids and men, baying hounds, and even a pet monkey in tow. The ... read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback...Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
Date Published: 1993-08
ISBN-13:9780425143216ISBN:042514321X
Description: Very Good. Very good+ front to back. read more
"I love these! I follow a lot of medieval mysteries, so I sometimes get confused as to which series I'm in, but I really enjoy delving into a convent every now and then."
"I'm besides myself on this one. I *really* liked Margaret Frazer's Joliffe series, and since that's a very similar concept to the Sister Frevisse stuff, I figured I'd love this. But I didn't. I'm going to read a few more of the series and see how they go - I'm of a mind that this one felt a little off to me because it was one of the first, whereas the Joliffe series is after she's really rolling and on her A game.
I think what I liked least about this book was that it took place completely in the convent. That's cool and I totally get that since the main character is a nun and the title was "The Novice's Tale" that there will be some heavy convent/cloister action, but I'm worried that everything in the series will be behind the nunnery walls. I was so excited when ANY character appeared who wasn't on her way to pray four times a day.
So...a low rating for this one, but we'll see how the others go..."
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