this book is divided into 3 parts. the story starts with Cadfael 'approaching 60yrs,experienced,fully armed, and 17yrs tonsured'.
the first part Cadfael is leaving with his master [employer], his part of the crusades, arriving in wales, the country of his birth.His comrade in arms a monk that had left his Benedictine abbey,talking like a man with a lot of regrets.He sparked in Cadfael the acceptance that his life to date,had reached it's natural turning point,and the need to follow a different life,his vocation.
the second part he enters the Benedict Abbey of ST Peter and ST Paul at Shrewsbury.
the second part has him at home with his herbs,herb garden, supplying medications for any one, he has made his niche using knowledge he learned during the crusades.he also used his knowledge of the world to solve crimes. the third part is showing his ability and how it has matured.
the first part Cadfael is leaving with his master [employer], his part of the crusades, arriving in wales, the country of his birth.His comrade in arms a monk that had left his Benedictine abbey,talking like a man with a lot of regrets.He sparked in Cadfael the acceptance that his life to date,had reached it's natural turning point,and the need to follow a different life,his vocation.
the second part he enters the Benedict Abbey of ST Peter and ST Paul at Shrewsbury.
the second part has him at home with his herbs,herb garden, supplying medications for any one, he has made his niche using knowledge he learned during the crusades.he also used his knowledge of the world to solve crimes. the third part is showing his ability and how it has matured.
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