Canticle: A Novel Nature twisty and murderous

twisty and murderous

shadowy historical figure―despite having one of the most famous names in Mexican history

” ―Lee Child

First published in 1965

Canticle: A Novel Nature twisty and murderousA masterful debut novel following a spirited young womans 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 secretbut just as she thinks their connection might become something more, everything unravels. When her father promises her in marriage to a merchant