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Book Review
Jul. 26th, 2017 08:11 pmThe Confession of Brother Haluin
by Ellis Peters
This Cadfael mystery is a bit of a departure from the rest of the series in that the central mystery does not revolve around a murder and most of the action tgakes place at some distance from the abbey and Shrewsbury. During the winter, one of the brothers suffers a serious fall while taking part in the repair of an ice damaged roof at the abbey. Although he recovers, Brother Haluin's brush with death sets him off on a pilgrimage of penitence to pray at the tomb of the long-lost lover whose death he feels responsible for. Accompanied by Cadfael, Haluin, partially crippled from his injuries, sets off eastward towards the dwellings of his youth only to find his past shrouded in unexpected secrets and mysteries. After 15 of these books, I could pretty much see it all coming very soon into the book. Luckily, Peters' characters and writing are good enough that I still enjoyed seeing it all play out to a satisfying conclusion.
by Ellis Peters
This Cadfael mystery is a bit of a departure from the rest of the series in that the central mystery does not revolve around a murder and most of the action tgakes place at some distance from the abbey and Shrewsbury. During the winter, one of the brothers suffers a serious fall while taking part in the repair of an ice damaged roof at the abbey. Although he recovers, Brother Haluin's brush with death sets him off on a pilgrimage of penitence to pray at the tomb of the long-lost lover whose death he feels responsible for. Accompanied by Cadfael, Haluin, partially crippled from his injuries, sets off eastward towards the dwellings of his youth only to find his past shrouded in unexpected secrets and mysteries. After 15 of these books, I could pretty much see it all coming very soon into the book. Luckily, Peters' characters and writing are good enough that I still enjoyed seeing it all play out to a satisfying conclusion.
