The passion of Dolssa : a novel /
In mid-thirteenth century Provence, Dolssa de Stigata is a fervently religious girl who feels the call to preach, condemned by the Inquisition as an "unnatural woman," and hunted by the Dominican Friar Lucien who fears a resurgence of the Albigensian heresy; Botille is a matchmaker trying...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Viking,
2016.
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| Summary: | In mid-thirteenth century Provence, Dolssa de Stigata is a fervently religious girl who feels the call to preach, condemned by the Inquisition as an "unnatural woman," and hunted by the Dominican Friar Lucien who fears a resurgence of the Albigensian heresy; Botille is a matchmaker trying to protect her sisters from being branded as gypsies or witches--but when she finds the hunted Dolssa dying on a hillside, she feels compelled to protect her, a decision that may cost her everything. |
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| Physical Description: | 478 pages : map ; 22 cm |
| Audience: | Young Adult. 650 |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780451469922 0451469925 |