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PublisherSt. Martin's Press

ISBN-100312331932

ISBN-139780312331931

eBay Product ID (ePID)57117364

Product Key Features

Book TitleMercy Seller

Number of Pages432 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicHistorical

Publication Year2007

GenreFiction

AuthorBrenda Rickman Vantrease

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight23.7 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width6.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2006-050970

Dewey Edition22

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Reviews"A bold first novel, blending a sweeping portrayal of the distant past with intricate family drama . . . Apart from the rich period atmosphere, the story is ample in romance, mystery, and adventure; its characters are full of life and energy." ---The Boston Globe "An absorbing, expertly told tale . . . embroidered with plenty of homespun detail." --- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A remarkable first novel . . . Vantrease . . . depicts this complex period with imagination and care." --- Library Journal (starred review) "A remarkable debut novel." --- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "A richly detailed story . . . [Vantrease's] details and deft storytelling create a luminescent and very readable portrait of a dark time in history." --- Booklist "A fabulous historical work of fiction that brings to life a pivotal moment in the history of England." --- Midwest Book Review "If you liked The Birth of Venus . . . you'll love The Illuminator. " --- GoodHousekeeping.com "Reading The Illuminator is a bit like standing in the Cloisters in New York gazing at the Unicorn Tapestries. . . . Brenda Rickman Vantrease has written a debut novel of fourteenth-century England---just as colorfully written as the tapestries are strikingly embroidered." --- The Tennessean, "A bold first novel, blending a sweeping portrayal of the distant past with intricate family drama . . . Apart from the rich period atmosphere, the story is ample in romance, mystery, and adventure; its characters are full of life and energy." ---The Boston Globe "An absorbing, expertly told tale . . . embroidered with plenty of homespun detail." --- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A remarkable first novel . . . Vantrease . . . depicts this complex period with imagination and care." --- Library Journal (starred review) "A remarkable debut novel." --- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "A richly detailed story . . . [Vantrease's] details and deft storytelling create a luminescent and very readable portrait of a dark time in history." --- Booklist "A fabulous historical work of fiction that brings to life a pivotal moment in the history of England." --- Midwest Book Review "If you liked The Birth of Venus . . . you'll love The Illuminator. " --- GoodHousekeeping.com "Reading The Illuminator is a bit like standing in the Cloisters in New York gazing at the Unicorn Tapestries. . . . Brenda Rickman Vantrease has written a debut novel of fourteenth-century England---just as colorfully written as the tapestries are strikingly embroidered." --- The Tennessean, Â"A bold first novel, blending a sweeping portrayal of the distant past with intricate family drama . . . Apart from the rich period atmosphere, the story is ample in romance, mystery, and adventure; its characters are full of life and energy.Â" ---The Boston Globe Â"An absorbing, expertly told tale . . . embroidered with plenty of homespun detail.Â" ---Publishers Weekly(starred review) Â"A remarkable first novel . . . Vantrease . . . depicts this complex period with imagination and care.Â" ---Library Journal(starred review) Â"A remarkable debut novel.Â" ---The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Â"A richly detailed story . . . [Vantrease's] details and deft storytelling create a luminescent and very readable portrait of a dark time in history.Â" ---Booklist Â"A fabulous historical work of fiction that brings to life a pivotal moment in the history of England.Â" ---Midwest Book Review Â"If you likedThe Birth of Venus. . . you'll loveThe Illuminator.Â" ---GoodHousekeeping.com Â"ReadingThe Illuminatoris a bit like standing in the Cloisters in New York gazing at the Unicorn Tapestries. . . . Brenda Rickman Vantrease has written a debut novel of fourteenth-century England---just as colorfully written as the tapestries are strikingly embroidered.Â" ---The Tennessean, " A bold first novel, blending a sweeping portrayal of the distant past with intricate family drama . . . Apart from the rich period atmosphere, the story is ample in romance, mystery, and adventure; its characters are full of life and energy." "" "---The Boston Globe" " " " An absorbing, expertly told tale . . . embroidered with plenty of homespun detail." ---"Publishers Weekly "(starred review) " A remarkable first novel . . . Vantrease . . . depicts this complex period with imagination and care." ---"Library Journal" (starred review) " A remarkable debut novel." ---"The Atlanta Journal-Constitution" " A richly detailed story . . . [Vantrease' s] details and deft storytelling create a luminescent and very readable portrait of a dark time in history." ---"Booklist" " A fabulous historical work of fiction that brings to life a pivotal moment in the history of England." ---"Midwest Book Review" " " " If you liked" The Birth of Venus" . . . you' ll love "The Illuminator."" ---"GoodHousekeeping.com" " Reading "The Illuminator "is a bit like standing in the Cloisters in New York gazing at the Unicorn Tapestries. . . . Brenda Rickman Vantrease has written a debut novel of fourteenth-century England---just as colorfully written as the tapestries are strikingly embroidered." ---"The Tennessean"

Dewey Decimal813/.6

SynopsisThis spellbinding tale about the power of love and the perils of faith is from the bestselling author of "The Illuminator.", In the fifteenth century, with religious intolerance spreading like wildfire across Europe, English-born Anna Bookman and her grandfather, Finn, earn a living in Prague by illuminating precious books, including forbidden translations of the Bible. Finn subscribes to the heresy that people ought to be able to read the Word of God for themselves, without having to pay a priest for the privilege, but holding that belief is becoming more and more hazardous. When the authorities start burning books and slaughtering heretics---including the man Anna was to marry---Finn urges her to seek sanctuary in England, but her passage abroad will be anything but easy. In London, Friar Gabriel dutifully obeys church doctrine by granting pardons . . . for a small fee. But then he is sent undercover on a spying mission to France, where Anna has set up a temporary stall as a bookseller. Anna has no way of knowing that the wealthy young merchant frequenting her stall is actually a priest---just as Gabriel does not know he has met the woman who will cause him to doubt his vows.As Anna continues her journey to England, where the movement to stamp out heresy is growing ever fiercer, Brenda Rickman Vantrease brings us a richly imagined and immensely rewarding novel of love, faith, and dangerous secrets.

LC Classification NumberPS3622.A675M47 2007