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A Swarming of Bees

Fridgyth the Herb-Wife, Book 1

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A Swarming of Bees

By: Theresa Tomlinson
Narrated by: Danielle Cohen
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"A herb-wife on a mule may go where warriors cannot - she may see what warriors cannot see and hear what warriors cannot hear!”

The Monastery at Whitby is ruled over by the powerful and independent Abbess Hild. But when she needs someone to confide in, she turns to the honest warmth of her friend Fridgyth, the half-pagan herb-wife.

A divisive and life-altering decision taken at the Great Synod is swiftly overshadowed as the monastery is ravaged by a deadly plague. As she tends the sick, Fridgyth starts to suspect that not all the deaths are natural. Despite Hild's stern warnings "not to meddle" she sets out to investigate.

Can Fridgyth's wisdom and intuition unmask the murderer and unravel the dark politics surrounding the deaths and clandestine arrival of two young scholars?

©2012 Theresa Tomlinson (P)2020 Tantor Historical Mystery Warrior
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This is a fictional historical novel set in a time little explored. It is peppered with historical characters but based more around the lives of little known characters, their sorrows, the plague for example, their lives and worries. There’s mystery and a little bit of romance.

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