A Vision of Light
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Young, wealthy and twice married, Margaret has a modest enough ambition: she wishes to write a book. But this is 1355, and the notion of a woman wanting to record her experiences and thoughts is not just arrogant, it’s possibly heretical.
Three clerics contemptuously decline to be Margaret’s scribe, and it is only starvation that persuades Brother Gregory, a renegade Carthusian friar with a mysterious past, to take on the unseemly task of chronicling her life. As she narrates her life story, an extraordinary tale unfolds filled with perilous brushes with death, where a mix of miracle and Margaret’s innate intellect pull her through. But this is a world where a clever woman is at constant risk of being accused of witchcraft...
A Vision of Light, first in the critically acclaimed historical Margaret of Ashbury Trilogy is a remarkable novel that challenges all of our notions about women’s roles in the medieval era, perfect for fans of Ariana Franklin, Sarah Perry and Jessie Burton.
‘Both arresting and absorbing’ The New York Times
‘Fascinating and factual...If all chronicles of earthly life were recorded with such drama, flair, and wit, the world would be full of history majors’ Los Angeles Times
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Judith Merkle Riley was a professor of political science at Claremont College in California. Her bestselling books include The Margaret of Ashbury Trilogy, The Oracle Glass, The Serpent Garden, and The Master of All Desires. Her books have been heralded by The New York Times as ‘absorbing and arresting’ and by The Los Angeles Times as ‘fascinating and Factual.’ They have been sold in twelve countries and have made The New York Times and USA Today’s bestseller lists.