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"Atmospheric and unforgettable."--People A masterful debut novel following a spirited young woman's explorations of faith, agency, and love in thirteenth-century Bruges. Aleys
is sixteen years old and unusual: stubborn, bright, and prone to
religious visions. She and her only friend, Finn, a young scholar, have
been learning Latin together in secret--but just as she thinks their
connection might become something more, everything unravels. When her
father promises her in marriage to a merchant she doesn't love, she runs
away from home, finding shelter among the beguines, a fiercely
independent community of religious women who refuse to answer to the
Church. Among these hardworking and strong-willed women, Aleys
glimpses for the first time the joys of belonging: a life of song,
meaning, and friendship in the markets and along the canals of Bruges.
But forces both mystical and political are at work. Illegal translations
of scripture, the women's independence, and a sudden rash of miracles
all draw the attention of an ambitious bishop--and bring Aleys and those
around her into ever-increasing danger, a danger that will push Aleys to
a new understanding of love and sacrifice. Grounded in the
little-told stories of medieval women--mystics, saints, anchoresses, and
beguines--and introducing a major new talent, Canticle is a luminous work of historical fiction, vividly evoking a world on the verge of transformation.
Author: Janet Rich Edwards
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
Published: 11/03/2026
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781966302414
About the Author
Janet Rich Edwards is a professor of epidemiology at Harvard
University and works in the Division of Women's Health at Brigham and
Women's Hospital. A graduate of GrubStreet's Novel Incubator program,
she lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.
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