Engelse boeken: A fool and his money Ann Wroe (historische roman)

Aangeboden: A fool and his money Ann Wroe (historische roman) Prijs: € 7,00 Aangeboden; 'A fool and his money' Ann Wroe Life in a partitioned medieval town Historische roman Middeleeuwen hardcover, 1995 Engelstalig, 244 pagina's Nette staat Ik kan het voor 2,20 voor u verzenden en u mag het komen ophalen! ' Few books have captured the atmosphere of daily medieval life as well or as movingly as A Fool & His Money. Rodez, in south-central France, was divided for centuries by a feud between two masters. This partitioned town thus acquired two distinct cultures. Near the end of the century, the countryside around Rodez was ravaged by marauding English bands during the Hundred Years War. The story focuses on the strange case of Peyre Marques, a merchant who forgets where he has buried his gold. When, in 1370, two workmen discover a hoard of coins while unblocking a drain, marques's pathetic situation becomes for us the centre of a detailed canvas that takes in the history of the town and lights it up against a background of compassion and brutality, cruel justice and individual acts of kindness, shadowed by the ever-present threat of attack.'

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