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  • Brother Cadfael's Penance

  • The Twentieth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael
  • By: Ellis Peters
  • Narrated by: Sir Derek Jacobi
  • Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (137 ratings)

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Brother Cadfael's Penance

By: Ellis Peters
Narrated by: Sir Derek Jacobi
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Summary

It is nearing the end of the Year of Our Lord 1145. A monk vows to abandon all earthly ties, but how can Brother Cadfael obey when his son is captured in battle? Olivier de Bretagne is one of many young knights taken prisoner in the current power dispute in Britain, but he is also Cadfael's son, and the monk cannot be objective. A council is planned at Coventry to try to appease the warring factions, and Brother Cadfael asks leave to attend, knowing he must do all in his power to find and deliver his son. This most thrilling and humane of Ellis Peters's novels is filled with excitement, intrigue, and a meticulously depicted medieval background.

Tony Award winning actor, Derek Jacobi, performs the narration, lending a powerful voice to this twentieth chronicle of Brother Cadfael.

©1994 Ellis Peters (P)1995, 2014 Dove Audio, Phoenix Books

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A Great Listen

Not your usual Cadfael crime drama but a great story no less. Told well by Sir Derek Jacobi.

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excellent

this was a wonderful story, I thoroughly recommend it. what an amazing time I had lost in this time of cadfael

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A great final chapter for Brother Cadfael

As a fan of Brother Cadfael I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Derek Jacobi reads it well too.

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Excellence personified

yet another excellent story, beautifully narrated and well worth the time and bears repeated listening

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highly recommended love Cadfael Derek Jacob is fab

Derek Jacob I brings to life the story's of brother Cadfael. You can picture yourself in medieval times. the storyline and plot is brilliant.

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warms the heart

This story has it all. Beautifully narrated, a tale as old as time gently unfolds.

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Brilliant!

First off it's a brilliant book! The plot is incredibly interesting, all the more because it's about a medieval monk with a past. The voice done by Derek Jacobi is excellent. He narrates it wonderfully and having the man who played Cadfael in the tv adaptation read him in the book gives it that extra credibility.

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Excellent

Easy to listen to!Extremely interesting! The beginning of a long saga about the 13 century!

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Fantastic portrayal of Cadfaels character.

Cadfaels shows his wonderful rounded deep character qualities in this moving tale of heroism. Age doesn't matter.What an encouragement!

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much-loved monk

loved it Derek Jacoby Master story teller. classic tale of our favourite monk so well written

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