When Judith Perle's husband dies, the young widow bestows one of her properties a house in the Monk's Foregate on the Abbey of Shrewsbury. The only rent is a single white rose, to be delivered annually upon the day of the translation of St Winifred. But as a beautiful woman with a substantial dowry, Judith represents a target for would-be suitors, and her dowry will be even greater if the house were to revert to her. Someone, it seems, will stop at nothing to prevent payment of the rose, and in the summer of 1142 the rose bush is violently hacked down. Lying beside it, the body of a murdered man is discovered.
The enquiry into this sensational crime of passion falls, as ever to Brother Cadfael.
| ISBN: | 9781844561773 |
| Publication date: | 14th December 2006 |
| Author: | Ellis Peters, Derek Jacobi |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: | CD-Audio |
| Series: | The Cadfael Chronicles |
| Genres: |
Crime and Mystery Historical Fiction |
When Judith Perle's husband dies, the young widow bestows one of her properties a house in the Monk's Foregate on the Abbey of Shrewsbury. The only rent is a single white rose, to be delivered annually upon the day of the translation of St Winifred. But as a beautiful woman with a substantial dowry, Judith represents a target for would-be suitors, and her dowry will be even greater if the house were to revert to her. Someone, it seems, will stop at nothing to prevent payment of the rose, and in the summer of 1142 the rose bush is violently hacked down. Lying beside it, the body of a murdered man is discovered.
The enquiry into this sensational crime of passion falls, as ever to Brother Cadfael.
The Rose Rent features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery, Historical Fiction
The Rose Rent is available in CD-Audio
The Rose Rent was written by Ellis Peters, Derek Jacobi and published by Hodder & Stoughton
Yes it is part of The Cadfael Chronicles series