Sylvia - Courtenay Bryce - 2008

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499 pages. time written in ink on last page. Covers have moderate creasing. Edges of covers have superficial edgewear and corners are lightly bumped. Spine has moderate reading creases. Edges of pages are lightly browned. Pages are lightly tanned and lightly creased. 'I am Sylvia Honeyeater; I think myself born around 1196, and this is the story of my life.' From master storyteller Bryce Courtenay comes the colourful epic of Sylvia. Late twelfth-century Europe is torn by religious intolerance. Sylvia, with a singing voice that can literally charm the birds out of the trees, and an acute and questioning mind that refuses to accept unreasoned beliefs, embarks on a pilgrimage. She joins the Children's Crusade, bound for the Holy Land. From a bawdy life as an entertainer in a whorehouse to an austere and frequently cruel existence in a convent, she fights to be true to her destiny. And her mysterious birthmark causes much confusion- can this peasant maid indeed be a chosen messenger? Sylvia is a tale of adversity, of adventure and crusades, and of a beautiful and gifted woman. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Historical; ISBN/EAN: 9780143006992. Inventory No: 20030230. By: Courtenay Bryce Year: 2008 Visit our website to view thousands more products like this and order online at: