A Vision of Light - Hardcover

Riley, Judith Merkle

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0450495302 ISBN 13: 9780450495304

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1989

Synopsis

Set in 14th century England, this is the story of Margaret of Ashbury, the young wife of a rich burgher. She recounts her story to a scribe and reveals herself as a former plague victim, midwife, inventor of forceps and the possessor of the miraculous gift of healing.

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Review

" Rich with the ambiance and flavor of the Middle Ages . . . a fourteenth-century story told with a twentieth-century sensibility." -- "The New York Times Book Review"
" Fascinating and factual . . . if all chronicles of earthly life were recorded with such drama, flair, and wit, the world would be filled with history majors." "-- Los Angeles Times"

Rich with the ambiance and flavor of the Middle Ages . . . a fourteenth-century story told with a twentieth-century sensibility. The New York Times Book Review
Fascinating and factual . . . if all chronicles of earthly life were recorded with such drama, flair, and wit, the world would be filled with history majors. Los Angeles Times"

"Rich with the ambiance and flavor of the Middle Ages . . . a fourteenth-century story told with a twentieth-century sensibility." --The New York Times Book Review

"Fascinating and factual . . . if all chronicles of earthly life were recorded with such drama, flair, and wit, the world would be filled with history majors." --Los Angeles Times

About the Author

Judith Merkle Riley is a professor of political science and has a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0450495302
• ISBN 13: 9780450495304
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 456