{"product_id":"the-novices-tale-9780425143216","title":"The Novice's Tale","description":"\u003cb\u003eUnholy passions and demonic deaths...\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the fair autumn of Our Lord's grace 1431, the nuns of England's St. Frideswide's prepare for the simply ceremonies in which the saintly novice Thomasine will take her holy vows. But their quiet lives of beauty and prayer are thrown into chaos by the merciless arrival of Lady Ermentrude Fenner and her retinue of lusty men, sinful women, and baying hounds. The hard-drinking dowager even keeps a pet monkey for her amusement. She demands wine, a feast.... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd her niece, the angelic Thomasine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe lady desires to enrich herself and her reputation by arranging a marriage for the devout novice. She cares nothing for the panic and despair she leaves behind her.\u003cbr\u003eBut all her cruel and cunning schemes are brought to a sudden end with strange and most unnatural murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs suspicious eyes turn on the pious Thomasine, it falls to Sister Frevisse, hosteler of the priory and amateur detective, to unravel the webs of unholy passion and dark intrigue that entangle the novice and prove her innocence...or condemn her.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Frazer was a finalist for an Edgar Award for Best Original Paperback for both \u003cb\u003eThe Servant's Tale\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Prioress' Tale\u003c\/b\u003e. The Sister Frevisse series includes\u003cb\u003e The Novice's Tale, The Servant's Tale, The Outlaw's Tale, The Bishop's Tale, The Boy's Tale, The Murderer's Tale, The Prioress' Tale, The Maiden's Tale, The Reeve's Tale\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eThe Squire's Tale\u003c\/b\u003e. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52103647199506,"sku":"9780425143216","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_51e5b0e0-9993-4552-93f8-5e4b696400c0.jpg?v=1773150801","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-novices-tale-9780425143216","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}