Hawk and the Dove: The Hawk and the Dove (Paperback)

from croknot1

Beautifully written, and really enjoyable. I tend to not enjoy books in a series, but looking forward to reading more of these. Received through LT.

from MarcusBrutus

I promised myself when I got this book that I would not be comparing with Ellis Peters's series of Cadfael books, a series of books I adore about a different abbey of Benedictine monks. Fortunately, they were vastly different in tone and subject matter, so that's an easy promise to keep. The Hawk...

from golux1

I received a copy of this book from Library Thing Early Reviewers. Father Peregrine's name in religion is Father Columba, but for the first months of his tenure as Abbot, he resembles more the hawk than the dove. A brutal assault (part of a vendetta against his family) leaves him permanently disa...

from gmathis

This is an old-fashioned book, gentle and satisfying. It flips between family life in 20th century England and medieval monastery life--the tales of which are recounted by a mother to her story-loving daughter. Mama's stories focus on a prideful abbot who was humbled by a tragic event. But the st...

from hobbitprincess

I opted to read this book because it is the first in a series, and I knew I would be receiving the second one to review. I enjoyed the way this book was written. A mother passes down family stories to her daughter. They live in the 20th century, but the stories come from the 13th century and invo...