"Canticle"

Book Review

Thanks to NetGalley and Spiegel and Grau for this free copy of "Canticle" by Janet Rick Edwards.

This book soared in its portrayal of Aleys of Brugge in the late 1290's who saw the joyful dancing bits of God and knew something special was waiting for her. Was she a saint? Did she perform miracles? She wasn't sure, always questioning her selfishness versus her calling.

Authors Edwards wrote a story that is lyrical and melodic, while also being brutal and cruel. Ethereal one moment, then teary and heartbreaking the next.

Featuring the begines, women who lived in religious communities without taking orders and the beautiful way they expressed devotion and service, but were constantly hounded and persecuted by the male Church leaders.

Such a contrast between those who would loose arrows at those who just wanted to fly.

And the ending.... let me know if you read it and what you thought!