The Wise Woman Author: Philippa Gregory
	Book Information Publisher: Harpercollins Pub Ltd Book Type: Paperback Members Wishing: 83 Rating: 6 ISBN-13: 9780006514640 - ISBN-10: 0006514642 Publication Date: 2/4/2002 Pages: 528

This novel profiles a woman versed in charms, conjuring, and fortune-telling who nonetheless falls into catastrophic misfortunes time after time. Escaping from an English convent, young Alys learns the arts of healing and magic from the "wise woman" who takes her in. Her struggle to find an independent life takes her among an array of characters, including a mediocre lover, a sickly old man still very much in control of the lives around him, and two challenging women: Marach and Mother Hildebrande. Gregory weaves a vivid tapestry of life in the 16th century, including plenty of sex, as the narrative strains toward a not-unexpected end.

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