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Bezig met laden... Watermark: A Novel of the Middle Ages (2010)door Vanitha Sankaran
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. While an interesting look at making paper, the story itself was pretty predictable. Having a pretty good idea of what was going to happen to Auda was just a matter of continuing to read until the inevitable happened. I pretty much skimmed the last quarter of the book. ( ) Francia, 1320. Una extraña niña, blanca como la nieve, nace a la vez que muere su madre. Su aspecto indica que es hija del demonio, y para evitar que pronuncie la palabra de éste la comadrona le corta la lengua. Pero Auda es fuerte y sobrevive. Su padre, un prestigioso fabricante de papel de la ciudad, le enseña a escribir para que así pueda comunicarse. Su caligrafía es tan primorosa que encuentra un trabajo con los señores del castillo, donde estará a salvo de la Inquisición, que persigue a todos aquellos sospechosos de tener algún trato con Satanás. El Santo Oficio, sin embargo, acusa al padre de Auda de hacer negocios con los Hombres Buenos y lo condena a muerte. ¿Logrará Auda limpiar el nombre de su padre a tiempo para salvarle la vida? Loved, loved, loved this book. Set in France in the mid-1300s, amidst the Inquisition. The papermaker's daughter Auda is born under shocking circumstances that forever mark her. Despite the impediments of her birth, being female in a time when women are raised for the sole purpose of becoming wives and mothers, and living during a period of frightful fear mongering by and amongst religious groups, Auda steadfastly follows her own intellect, her own calling, and her own heart no matter what the personal cost. This author is someone we should all watch out for to give us more great writing. That is unless she decides to cure cancer, or discover lifeforms on other planets, or solve the problems of global warming. Sankaran appears to be a most amazing person. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"The daughter of a papermaker in a small French village in the year 1320--mute from birth and forced to shun normal society--young Auda finds solace and escape in the wonder of the written word. Believed to be cursed by those who embrace ignorance and superstition, Auda's very survival is a testament to the strength of her spirit. But this is an age of Inquisition and intolerance, when difference and defiance are punishable "sins" and new ideas are considered damnable heresy. When darkness descends upon her world, Auda--newly grown to womanhood--is forced to flee, setting off on a remarkable quest to discover love and a new sense of self . . . and to reclaim her heritage and the small glory of her father's art"--P. [4] of cover. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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