The Hermit of Eyton Forest (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #14)

The year is 1142, and all England is in the iron grip of a civil war. And within the sheltered cloisters of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, there begins a chain of events no less momentous than the political upheavals of the outside world. First, there is the sad demise of Richard Ludel, Lord of Eyton, whose ten year old son and heir, also named Richard, is a pupil at the Abbey. Supported by the Abbot Radulfus, the boy refuses to surrender his new powers to Dionysia, his furious, formidable grandmother. A stranger to the region is the hermit Cuthred, who enjoys the protection of Lady Dionysia, and whose young companion Hycacinth, befriends Richard. Despite his reputation for holiness, Cuthred's arrival heralds a series of mishaps for the monks. When Richard disappears and a corspe is found in Eyton forest, Brother Cadfael is once more forced to leave the tranquility of his herb garden and devote his knowledge of human nature to tracking down a ruthless murderer. ** Calc Series A (group): Brother Cadfael Number of Words in Auth: 2 Formats : EPUB ABook : E_Only Title First Parm : Hermit of Eyton Forest EBook : Have Calc ESI Part 3 : 21 Calc ESI Part 2 : of Calc ESI Part 1 : 14 Custom Series : SIPY.Brother Cadfael.Cmd.14 of 21._.ICBF Enter Series Index : 14 of 21 Record Notes : Perm IE IC 09 01 14 Calc Series Group : Brother Cadfael Title Post Pound : Hermit of Eyton Forest Words in Author Name: 2 Previous Series Index: 14 Test Text Series Index: 14 Raw Title : Hermit of Eyton Forest Title Length : 22 Title Parm A : Hermit of Eyton Forest Record ID : 2397 Enter New Series (Calced): Serified_E.Brother Cadfael.Cmd.14 of 21._.ICBF Author Parm Cn : Peters Series A : Brother Cadfael Calc New Series : Brother Cadfael.... Series Parm B : 14 Series Parm A : Brother Cadfael Test Search : Hermit of Eyton Forest / Ellis Peters Number of Formats : 1 Title Pre Pound : Hermit of Eyton Forest ES Suffix : _ Words in Title : 4 Whole Title : Hermit of Eyton Forest Title Suffix : Hermit of Eyton Forest ES Name : Brother Cadfael Uncomma Author : Ellis Peters ES Genre : Cmd Compare Author : eq ES Group : Serified_E Test Compare Series to Entered: eq Calc ESI Combined : 14 of 190 Quick Search : Ellis Peters Brother Cadfael Has Cover : Yes All Identifiers : amazon:0751511145, ff:p/ellis-peters/hermit-of-eyton-forest, goodreads:131697, google:iE6hHAAACAAJ, isbn:9780751511147 Single Author : Ellis Peters Sorted Author by LN, FN: Peters, Ellis Num of Aut : 1 ES Cover Quality : ICBF Title Pre Parend : Hermit of Eyton Forest Author Parm A : Ellis Peters "The year is 1142, and all England is in the iron grip of a civil war. And within the sheltered cloisters of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, there begins a chain of events no less momentous than the political upheavals of the outside world. First, there is the sad demise of Richard Ludel, Lord of Eyton, whose ten year old son and heir, also named Richard, is a pupil at the Abbey. Supported by the Abbot Radulfus, the boy refuses to surrender his new powers to Dionysia, his furious, formidable grandmother. A stranger to the region is the hermit Cuthred, who enjoys the protection of Lady Dionysia, and whose young companion Hycacinth, befriends Richard. Despite his reputation for holiness, Cuthred's arrival heralds a series of mishaps for the monks. When Richard disappears and a corpse is found in Eyton forest, Brother Cadfael is once more forced to leave the tranquility of his herb garden and devote his knowledge of human nature to tracking down a ruthless murderer"--Page 4 of cover Brother Cadfaels pastoral life is upended by the disappearance of a young boy and the arrival of a saintly hermit. The year is 1142, and England is in the grip of civil war. Within the cloisters of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, there begins a chain of events no less momentous than the upheavals of the outside world. It starts with the sad demise of Richard Ludel, Lord of Eyton, whose ten-year-old son and heir, also named Richard, is a pupil at the abbey. The boy refuses to surrender his newly inherited powers to Dionysia, his furious, formidable grandmother. A stranger to the region is the hermit Cuthred, who enjoys the protection of Lady Dionysia, and whose young companion, Hyacinth, befriends Richard. Despite his reputation for holiness, Cuthreds arrival heralds a series of mishaps for the monks. When a corpse is found in Eyton forest, Brother Cadfael must devote his knowledge of human nature to tracking down a ruthless murderer. This Cadfael mystery is more about mediaeval law and crime, and the first civil war in England, with the Empress Matilda and King Stephen as the belligerents, than about detection with the monk Cadfael''s skills. Nevertheless a craftily constructed story, and several strings to the plot, neatly disentangled at the end. "In 1142, in the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul a momentous chain of events begins. Following the demise of Richard Ludel, his 10-year-old son becomes the new lord of Eaton. Soon after, a corpse is found in the forest and Brother Cadfael must track down a ruthless murderer."--Publisher's description