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The serenity of Hawkenlye Abbey has been disturbed by the arrival of a new nun and her two young sisters. Recently orphaned, Alba has had to leave her convent at Ely to take her grieving sisters far away from the scene of their sorrow. However Abbess Helewise cannot quite believe in the selflessness of this gesture; Sister Alba is, everyone agrees, a mean-spirited and turbulent presence. The Abbess's anxieties grow when her old friend Josse d'Acquin is brought to Hawkenlye, half dead from show more blood poisoning. Then a body is discovered. And one of the sisters goes missing. In order to discover what really lies behind Alba's flight to Hawkenlye, Helewise sets off to visit Ely. She uncovers not only a clever network of lies, but also, hidden in a burnt-out cottage, the horrific remains of a dead man. . . show lessTags
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Enjoyed it very much. Good plot line and enjoyable characters.
I have thrown out some of the Hawkenlye Mysteries in the past - but when on sale, I still buy some new ones. Although they are not books to read a second or third time (and I usually only keep those). The stories are amusing and relaxing.
La abadesa-investigadora Helewise se enfrenta esta vez a los asesinatos en el seno mismo de la congregación. La llegada de sor Alba, junto a sus jóvenes hermanas, a la abadía de Hawkenlye llena a la comunidad de inquietud. Una serie de acontecimientos disparan las sospechas de que Alba oculta algún misterio. Al mismo tiempo, la estancia del caballero Josse d'Acquin, herido de gravedad, en la enfermería del convento facilitará a la abadesa Helewise la resolución de todos los enigmas que se acumulan en Hawkenlye y en sus alrededores.
Jul 14, 2022Spanish
La abadesa-investigadora Helewise se enfrenta esta vez a los asesinatos en el seno mismo de la congregación. La llegada de sor Alba, junto a sus jóvenes hermanas, a la abadía de Hawkenlye llena a la comunidad de inquietud. Una serie de acontecimientos disparan las sospechas de que Alba oculta algún misterio. Al mismo tiempo, la estancia del caballero Josse d'Acquin, herido de gravedad, en la enfermería del convento facilitará a la abadesa Helewise la resolución de todos los enigmas que se acumulan en Hawkenlye y en sus alrededores.
Nov 19, 2010Spanish
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- Canonical title
- The Chatter of the Maidens
- Original title
- The Chatter of the Maidens
- Original publication date
- 2001
- People/Characters
- Josse d'Acquin; Abbess Helewise
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- 5 — English, English (UK), German, Italian, Spanish
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- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 7
- ASINs
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