ASIN: B004D4Y5GE
Publisher: The Ship's Cat Books
Pages: 609
(See trailer on Author's page.) In this sweeping historical novel of 17th century France, the wrath and power of Louis XIV are felt all the way to Keltic Brittany near the Bay of the Dead. Born into a peasant culture, a mixture of ancient pagan beliefs mixed with Catholicism. Anna is taught the use of herbs by the women of her family. She also has the gift of healing – a power attributed to French and English kings said to heal scrofula with their touch. A physician will attempt to use her for his own glorification, while a Jesuit witch hunter will seek to send her to a fiery death.She is caught up in the Breton peasant rebellion of 1675 when, after years of hunger and failed crops, the people rise up against the punishing taxes of the French king and local nobles. The consequence of the violence and retribution by the French sets in motion the wheels of her destiny.Learning first-hand ...
