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The Leper of Saint Giles
The Leper of Saint Giles (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #5)
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Start date
December 12, 2020
Finish date
January 6, 2021
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A buddy read for December, continuing the popular Cadfael series.

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Christine PNW
Mar 09, 2017 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: vintage-women
I really like this series. The mysteries, as enjoyable as they are, are almost entirely beside the point for me, given how much I admire Ms. Pargeter's command of history and ability to weave in details and bring the setting to life. ...more
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Amy
Mar 21, 2016 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2016, read-as-an-audiobook
I don't always wish that I was a 12th Century Benedictine monk but when I read the Brother Cadfael stories I do. Another great mystery. The audiobook narrator was fantastic. ...more
6 likes ·   · see review
Susan in NC
Jul 14, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: favorites, audiobook, currently-re-reading, tbr-with-gr-groups
12/2020 - listened to the audiobook for this reread with the Reading the Detectives group. Patrick Tull is a great narrator, really has become the voice of Cadfael for me. This is the series that got me hooked on historical mysteries many years ago, and I enjoy revisiting it.

2018 - I am truly enjoying my stroll down memory lane with Brother Cadfael! I first read this series over 20 years ago, got hooked on the broadcast on PBS of the series with Derek Jacobi as Cadfael, and have been hooked on h ...more
4 likes ·   · see review
Lemar
Mar 26, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: mystery
The historical setting is pitch perfect and the mystery is of its time while the motives that drive the characters remain timeless. In addition the prose is laced with beautiful passages of true literary accomplishment.
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Jinx
Mar 12, 2019 rated it really liked it
After being disappointed in the first book in the series, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. Am looking forward to reading more of the Cadfael Chronicles.
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Robin
May 01, 2009 rated it liked it
Shelves: mystery
Tracey
Sep 06, 2009 rated it really liked it
Shelves: mystery, england, hist-myst, 12th-century, vocation, abbey
1 like · 
Julie
Jan 22, 2011 rated it really liked it
Jay-me (Janet)
Jul 31, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: pre-kindle
Sarah G
Sep 22, 2011 rated it liked it
Jane
Nov 30, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Marianne
Jun 23, 2012 rated it liked it
Cat {Pemberley and Beyond}
Jun 30, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Chinook
Aug 02, 2012 marked it as to-read
Shelves: 1-kindle
Susan
Dec 31, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: historical-and-ancient-mystries
Sherran
Apr 14, 2013 rated it really liked it
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Jun 21, 2015 rated it liked it
Robin
Feb 26, 2016 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Lisa
Jan 17, 2018 marked it as to-read
Tasha
Feb 26, 2019 rated it it was amazing
Judy
Dec 16, 2020 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Jennifer
Dec 23, 2020 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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