Brenda Rickman Vantrease

Working in secret for a radical fourteenth-century Oxford professor who would translate the Bible into English, Reformation-era master illuminator Finn forms a dangerous alliance with Lady Kathryn, a widow desperate to protect her inheritance from the depredations of the church and the monarchy. A first novel. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.

The Illuminator

Urged by her grandfather to seek sanctuary in England when their secret work as illuminators of forbidden books is threatened by a wave of religious intolerance in fifteenth-century Prague, Anna catches the attention of an undercover priest.

The mercy seller

Tudor England is a perilous place for booksellers Kate Gough and her brother John, who sell forbidden translations of the Bible. Caught between warring factions—English Catholics opposed to the Lutheran reformation, and Henry VIII’s growing impatience with the Pope’s refusal to sanction his marriage to Anne Boleyn—Kate embarks on a daring adventure that will lead her into a dangerous marriage and a web of intrigue that pits her against powerful enemies. From the king’s lavish banquet halls to secret dungeons and the inner sanctums of Thomas More, Brenda Rickman Vantrease’s glorious new novel illuminates the public pageantry and the private passions of men and women of conscience in treacherous times.

The Heretic's Wife

'O Mestre de Iluminuras' se desenrola na Inglaterra feudal, num momento conturbado e de decisivas mudanças. Assolada pela peste e pelas guerras, a população se sentia oprimida pelos crescentes impostos do rei e pelos dízimos da Igreja. E, para piorar, não tinha sequer acesso direto à palavra de Deus, pois a tradução da Bíblia para o inglês era considerada uma heresia. Caros e raros, os livros eram escritos somente em latim ou francês normando, esmeradamente copiados à mão e decorados com requintadas iluminuras - e portanto disponíveis apenas para a nobreza e o clero. Até que o teólogo e professor da Universidade de Oxford, John Wycliffe, resolve se insurgir contra essa situação e começa a traduzir as Escrituras para a língua inglesa. A partir desses fatos históricos, Brenda Rickman Vantrease constrói um romance que prende o leitor da primeira à última página. Com grande talento, ela pinta seus personagens ficcionais - como Finn, o mestre iluminador encarregado de adornar a Bíblia em inglês - com cores tão vívidas que os faz parecerem reais. Artesão de renome, Finn defende idéias consideradas revolucionárias para a época, saindo em defesa dos pobres e contrariando os interesses de homens poderosos como Henry Despenser, o Bispo Guerreiro. Pai dedicado, homem de grandes paixões e de um passado misterioso, ele acaba se envolvendo com Lady Kathryn - uma bela viúva que o hospeda em sua casa - e expondo ao perigo sua vida e a das pessoas que mais ama. Entrelaçando o destino de seus personagens com o de figuras históricas como Wycliffe, o Bispo Despenser e a mística Julian de Norwich, a autora cria uma incrível trama de amor, traição, assassinato, arte e religião que revela as conseqüências da opressão política e espiritual e ilumina o poder do amor e da palavra escrita como formas de salvação.

amor, traição, arte e religião no século XIV

O mestre das iluminuras

Urged by her grandfather to seek sanctuary in England when their secret work as illuminators of forbidden books is threatened by a wave of religious intolerance sweeping through fifteenth-century Prague, Anna catches the attention of an undercover priest. By the author of The Illuminator. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.

A Novel

The Mercy Seller

1642. England rushes towards a war between the King and Parliament. Two women face difficulties ahead. The unpopular Queen Henrietta can no longer rely on those in the royal courts of Europe. And the Countess of Carlisle must remain loyal to the King, despite his betrayal of her lover. Both try to survive in a world where no one can be trusted.

The Queen's Promise

From the bestselling author of The Illuminator comes a magnificent tale about the power of love and the perils of faith Tudor England is a perilous place for booksellers Kate Gough and her brother John, who sell forbidden translations of the Bible. Caught between warring factions—English Catholics opposed to the Lutheran reformation, and Henry VIII's growing impatience with the Pope's refusal to sanction his marriage to Anne Boleyn—Kate embarks on a daring adventure that will lead her into a dangerous marriage and a web of intrigue that pits her against powerful enemies. From the king's lavish banquet halls to secret dungeons and the inner sanctums of Thomas More, Brenda Rickman Vantrease's glorious new novel illuminates the public pageantry and the private passions of men and women of conscience in treacherous times.

As the English Civil War reaches its bloody climax, three women must fight for survival in the captivating conclusion of the Broken Kingdom series. Summer, 1643. With neither side prepared to back down, King Charles I and Parliament continue to wage a ruthless and gory war where no one is safe. Even away from the battlefields, daily life is a burden and three women struggle on with uncertain futures. Caroline Pendleton, a young widow, must fend for herself in central London, where tensions run at an all-time high, food is scarce and she is forced to share her home with Scottish soldiers. Meanwhile, Lucy Hay, the beautiful Countess of Carlisle, juggles her conflicting allegiances to both Crown and Parliament, in the hope that she might avoid exile, or worse. And then there is Queen Henrietta Maria, who is more unpopular than she’s ever been. Now that Parliament’s troops are determined to have her head, she faces exile to France once again ... but will her pregnancy scupper her escape?

A Far Horizon

De liefdesgeschiedenis in het 15e eeuwse Engeland tussen een uit Praag gevluchte kopiiste, volgeling van de hervormer John Wycliffe en een priester, aflaathandelaar en spion van de aartsbisschop van Canterbury.

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