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The Mercy Seller

A Novel

By Brenda Rickman Vantrease

Paperback | 9780312377854

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In the fifteenth century, with religious intolerance spreading like wildfire across Europe, Englishwoman Anna Bookman and her grandfather, Finn, earn a living in Prague by illuminating precious books--including forbidden translations of the Bible. As their secret trade grows ever more hazardous, FinContinue

In the fifteenth century, with religious intolerance spreading like wildfire across Europe, Englishwoman Anna Bookman and her grandfather, Finn, earn a living in Prague by illuminating precious books--including forbidden translations of the Bible. As their secret trade grows ever more hazardous, Finn urges Anna to seek sanctuary in England, where he believes Anna will find powerful sympathizers willing to fight for their cause. Her passage abroad, however, will be anything but easy. Meanwhile, a priest in London, Brother Gabriel, said to have 'the face of an archangel and the soul of an exchequer,' dutifully obeys church doctrine by granting pardons...for a small fee. But when he is sent to France in disguise to find the source of the banned manuscripts finding their way to England, he meets Anna, who has set up a temporary stall as a bookseller. She has no way of knowing that the rich merchant frequenting her stall is actually a priest--just as he does not know that he has met the woman for whom he will renounce his church. It is only in England, which is far from the safe harbor once imagined, that their dangerous secrets will be revealed.

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  • The Mercy Seller By Brenda Rickman Vantrease

    With The Mercy Seller, Tennessee author Brenda Rickman Vantrease continues the story of some of the characters from her highly acclaimed debut The Illuminator, yet one need not have read the first novel to be drawn into the intrigue of this 15th-cent ... (read full critics)

    bookpage published on Mon, 13 Sep 2010

  • The Mercy Seller-- book review

    The Mercy Seller Brenda Rickman Vantrease St. Martin's Griffin Paperback 448 pages April 2008 Once again Vantrease ( The Illuminator) beautifully captures the ominous roar of dissension as the Church attempts to stamp out the heresies of John Wycliff ... (read full critics)

    curledup published on Tue, 7 Sep 2010

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Book Details

  • English Books
  • Paperback 448 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 0312377851
  • ISBN-13: 9780312377854
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
  • Pub date: Apr 01, 2008
  • Also available as: Hardcover
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