A Vision of Light by Judith Merkle Riley

But this is a world where a clever woman is at constant risk of being accused of witchcraft.Ī 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. 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 1355, and the notion of a woman wanting to record her experiences and thoughts is not just arrogant, it’s possibly heretical. She is also the author of A Vision of Light, the first Margaret of Ashbury novel, and The Water Devil, the concluding book of. A vision of light 319 reviews Author: Judith Merkle Riley (Author) Summary: In 1355, Margaret of Ashbury hears a mysterious voice advising her to do something unusual and possibly heretical write a book about her life. A village girl receives a divine vision that will lead her into the chambers of the English Inquisition Young, wealthy and twice married, Margaret has a modest enough ambition: she wishes to write a book. 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. Judith Merkle Riley is a professor of political science and has a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. Author: Judith Merkle Riley Genre: Fiction Topic: Romance / Historical / Medieval, Fantasy / Historical, Historical Item Width: 5.1in. 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. Young, wealthy and twice married, Margaret has a modest enough ambition: she wishes to write a book.

Her great-uncle was baseball player Fred Merkle. Biography Judith Astria Merkle was born in 1942 and grew up in Livermore, California. A village girl receives a divine vision that will lead her into the chambers of the English Inquisition. A Vision of Light, 1988/Dec Judith Merkle Riley (Janu September 12, 2010) was an American writer, teacher and academic who wrote six historical romance novels.

A Vision of Light by Judith Merkle Riley