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The passion of Dolssa : a novel
Title:
The passion of Dolssa : a novel
Author:
Berry, Julie, 1974- , author.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Viking, 2016.
Physical Description:
478 pages : map ; 22 cm
Summary:
In mid-thirteenth century Provence, Dolssa de Stigata is a fervently religious girl who feels the call to preach, condemned by the Inquisition as an "unnatural woman, " and hunted by the Dominican Friar Lucien who fears a resurgence of the Albigensian heresy; Botille is a matchmaker trying to protect her sisters from being branded as gypsies or witches--but when she finds the hunted Dolssa dying on a hillside, she feels compelled to protect her, a decision that may cost her everything.
Language:
English
Reading Level:
HL 650 Lexile.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 4.7 14.0 181419.
ISBN:
9780451469922
Format :
Book