pickA collection of stories about Sister Fidelma. Inevitably there is a fair amount of repetition when introducing the character in different stories, but I still enjoyed them, especially the last one, “Our Lady of Death“, which was actually quite atmospheric and creepy as a possible ghost story.
Sister Fidelma was late. The vesper-bell had already ceased proclaiming the arrival of the sixth canonical hour, the time set aside for prayers, long before she reached the dusk-shrouded gates of the grey stone abbey building.
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so-soFidelma is called back from Spain to help Eadulf, accused of raping and murdering a young novice.
Although I was reading it out of order due to the previous novel's cliffhanger, it was a while before I really got into this book but once I did I found the mystery intriguing and the events exciting. BUT HOW ARE TWO 7TH CENTURY CHARACTERS ABLE TO QUOTE PETRARCH BY NAME? That totally threw me out of the story and was very disappointing and thus So-So
pickSr Fidelma is on a pilgrimage to Spain by sea. Another pilgrim, Sr Muirgel, vanishes during a storm and it is assumed that she was swept overboard. However, Fidelma finds a torn and bloodied robe in Muirgel's cabin.
Lots of interesting information about 7th c. travel. I am a bit sceptical about the “Roman church bad Celtic church good“ stance in some of the interactions between the passengers but it wasn't enough to spoil an enjoyable story.
Sunday was 60+ degrees! So #HyggeHourReadathon became all day #hygge!The sun & the brilliant blue skies spurred us on to open the porch.So of course I sat there with my coffee & my book, enjoying the walkers & cyclists as they went by.Pictures:a slice of the porch,my book,daffodil shoots,my cherry vanilla ice cream cone,Granville Scoop,the ice cream shop we visited.My reading hour was a soothing night cap to a glorious day! ☀️🧹☕️📖🌱🍦Such joy!
so-soThis mystery,set in 7th century Ireland,has a complicated plot.Sister Fidelma is an advocate of the courts.She is called upon by her brother,heir to the Cashel kingdom,to investigate the murder of a renowned scholar.The investigation takes Sister Fidel on a prolonged & tortuous journey to discover the truth.At times I felt impatient with this oblique & unfathomable quest,but In the end,all the puzzle pieces fit.#bookedintime #serieslove2024
Reading this Sister Fidelma mystery, set in the mid 7th century A.D., on my front porch! This is incredibly early I don‘t remember ever being out here in early March like this in the past today 60° maybe a fluke it could be 30° tomorrow, but I am out here celebrating with seltzer and a book! #porchlife #naturalitsy #litsolace #hygge #earlyspringequinox #serieslove2024 #CelticIreland #bookedintime #March
