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Brother Cadfael's Penance
- The Twentieth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael
- Narrated by: Sir Derek Jacobi
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
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Summary
It is nearing the end of the Year of Our Lord 1145. A monk vows to abandon all earthly ties, but how can Brother Cadfael obey when his son is captured in battle? Olivier de Bretagne is one of many young knights taken prisoner in the current power dispute in Britain, but he is also Cadfael's son, and the monk cannot be objective. A council is planned at Coventry to try to appease the warring factions, and Brother Cadfael asks leave to attend, knowing he must do all in his power to find and deliver his son. This most thrilling and humane of Ellis Peters's novels is filled with excitement, intrigue, and a meticulously depicted medieval background.
Tony Award winning actor, Derek Jacobi, performs the narration, lending a powerful voice to this twentieth chronicle of Brother Cadfael.
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- Wattie
- 09-08-18
A Great Listen
Not your usual Cadfael crime drama but a great story no less. Told well by Sir Derek Jacobi.
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- Nonie
- 07-02-15
excellent
this was a wonderful story, I thoroughly recommend it. what an amazing time I had lost in this time of cadfael
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- R. J. Bartlett
- 04-04-17
A great final chapter for Brother Cadfael
As a fan of Brother Cadfael I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Derek Jacobi reads it well too.
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- lesley reid
- 16-09-16
highly recommended love Cadfael Derek Jacob is fab
Derek Jacob I brings to life the story's of brother Cadfael. You can picture yourself in medieval times. the storyline and plot is brilliant.
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- Idontlikegivingreviews
- 04-11-23
warms the heart
This story has it all. Beautifully narrated, a tale as old as time gently unfolds.
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- Mrs. G. Chew
- 12-08-17
One of my favourite Cadfael stories
Sir Derek Jacobi is perfect as a narrator, having played Cadfael in the tv series. It's a shame the novel is abridged, but I shall work my way through the rest of the series in due course as full books.
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- M A.
- 29-01-22
Derek Jacobi is the perfect Cadfael
Loved Derek Jacobi's performance. I have watched all the adaptations of Cadfael he starred in & was hoping that his reading of the books would be as good. I wasn't disappointed. Wonderful to listen to & I know that I'll listen to his aduiobok adaptations as often as I've watched his screen performances and continue to get great enjoyment from them.
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- LARRYG
- 22-07-22
Excellence personified
yet another excellent story, beautifully narrated and well worth the time and bears repeated listening
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- Harriet
- 13-04-13
Brilliant!
First off it's a brilliant book! The plot is incredibly interesting, all the more because it's about a medieval monk with a past. The voice done by Derek Jacobi is excellent. He narrates it wonderfully and having the man who played Cadfael in the tv adaptation read him in the book gives it that extra credibility.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-12-22
Excellent
Easy to listen to!Extremely interesting! The beginning of a long saga about the 13 century!
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