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Daughters of the Grail (Audio MP3 CD) (Unabridged)
Daughters of the Grail - Audio MP3 CD - Unabridged
Author: Elizabeth Chadwick, Nicolette McKenzie (Narrator)
Thirteenth-century France. Bridget has grown up mastering the mystical gifts of her ancestor, Mary Magdalene, whose unbroken female lineage has kept a legacy of wisdom alive for a thousand years. But the all-powerful Catholic Church has sworn to destroy Bridget for using her healing talents and supernatural abilities. — Bridget's duty to cont...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781407954400
ISBN-10: 1407954407
Publication Date: 4/1/2015
Edition: Unabridged
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Publisher: Soundings Audio Books
Book Type: MP3 CD
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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Dramatic and intense story written in 1993 based loosely on the Magdalen theme popularized by "The DaVincin Code". Very detailed historical
plot that pits the heroine with mystical talents against the hierarchy of the Catholic Church of 13th century France.
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It's interesting to see how others see a book I truly enjoyed. For example, I found that the term Cathars used in this novel was actually coined later than the period for which the book was written. The term Bon Hommes was the first used to refer to people with their humble beliefs. The Albigensian Crusade pit a force from northern France against the group and systematically wiped it out in the name of the Catholic church. Of course, the church confiscated the lands and property of the southern lords who sheltered the groups.

It is 1207 when Bridgets mother dies from being tortured for her heresy, leaving Bridget a continue the bloodline. Raoul de Montvallant is a newly wed young southern lord, (Catholic), whose family has long protected those who live in their area. Bridget and her daughter Magda who believe that they are descended from Mary Magdelene, concentrate on healing those who need their talents. Asked to crusade against the Cathars by Simon de Montfort (the elder) Raoul agrees at first as he sees it as the only way to keep his land from the invading northerners. However, but the Inquisitions savage attacks cause Raoul to rebel. Bridget must have a child to continue her line power. She believes that Raoul is the appropriate father and her daughter, Magda, is born. From that point it's Magda's survival that is important.

Whether or not such powers existed, I did enjoy how Chadwick brought this medieval period to life including the people and their personalities, food, sights, sounds, smells, clothes and battles. Wow!


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