Dame Frevisse Mystery The Novice's Tale, Book 1, (Paperback)

from bookswoman

I enjoyed this book. It was a little slow going in places but the history given and the slice of life from the 1400's was fascinating. Sister Frevisse is the hosteler in the nunnery of St. Frideswide. Novice (Thomasine) is threatened by her great-aunt, Lady Ermentrude wants to remove her from the...

from DrLed

Synopsis: A medieval nunnery is a place of peace, prayer and solitude and this is exactly what Lady Thomasine has wanted since she was eight years old. However, into this serenity comes her pugnacious Aunt who wants her to leave her calling and marry. When the aunt and a cook are murdered, it is ...

from MrsLee

I've discovered another mystery author to read! I enjoyed this so much that I read it straight through. The history is well written, the characters are interesting, and there is even a bit of wry humor to it. I enjoyed the mystery, though I had inklings of the solution, I didn't have it all piece...

from LisaMaria_C

This has been compared to Ellis Peter's Brother Cadfael stories, and I certainly can see several superficial similarities. Like Brother Cadfael, sleuth Sister Frevisse is a monastic in the Benedictine order in an abbey in medieval England. However, I didn't find this first novel in the series any...

from thornton37814

The aunt of a novice at St. Frideswide convent in 15th century England is determined to break her out before she takes her vows. When a pair of suspicious deaths takes place, Sister Frevisse must prove Thomasine, the novice, innocent so that she is not taken into custody by the incompetent man in...