A Rare Benedictine: The Advent Of Brother Cadfael (Brother Cadfael 21)

A Rare Benedictine: The Advent of Brother Cadfael is a collection of three short stories by Ellis Peters, featuring her medieval detective, Brother Cadfael, first published in 1988.In her foreword to the collection, Peters stated that, after introducing Cadfael in her novel A Morbid Taste for Bones, she was not interested in writing a novel depicting him during the pre-monastic phase of his life (i.e., during his adventures in The Holy Land as a crusader and sea captain), but did want to provide a brief look at how he came to renounce his former life and become a monk. These three short stories form a prequel to the Ellis Peters series featuring Brother Cadfael, a medieval monk detective. The first story describes the circumstances around Brother Cadfael’s decision to renounce his former life and become a monk. The second and third stories give Brother Cadfael the opportunity to solve mysteries that occur at Shrewsbury Abbey in the years just preceding the first full-length Brother Cadfael novel. Three short tales of intrigue and treachery, featuring the monastic sleuth. The first story explains Cadfael's entry into the monastery at Shrewsbury and has been known hitherto only to a few readers; now the reader can discover the chain of events that led him into the Benedictine Order

peters Has Gained Worldwide Praise For Her Meticulous Re-creations Of 12th-century Monastic Life. Here, Her Chronicles Continue With A Christmas Story, A Tale Of Robbery And Attempted Murder, And A Narrative Of Brother Cadfael's Early Years.

SUMMARY: Peters has gained worldwide praise for her meticulous re-creations of 12th-century monastic life. Here, her chronicles continue with a Christmas story, a tale of robbery and attempted murder, and a narrative of Brother Cadfael's early years. A collection of three stories of 12th-century monastic life including a Christmas story, a tale of robbery and attempted murder, and a narrative of Brother Cadfael's early years