In this haunting novel, Martinez weaves an enchanting and lyrical tale whereby a whisper can become a shout heard by an entire people, and the voice of a child can be more powerful than that of a king.
At fifteen, Esclarmonde realizes that the only way out of her betrothal is to renounce her freedom and a part of herself. Rather than accept the hand of a philandering knight, she cuts off her own ear and declares herself to be the mistress of Christ. She uses her dowry to build a stone chapel, where she entombs herself, inhabiting a magical place between the living and the dead. Out of the ashes of her former self arises the Virgin of Whispers-a mystical being whose prescient murmurs can alter the fate of a kingdom.
| ISBN: | 9781609451820 |
| Publication date: | 13th March 2014 |
| Author: | Carole Martinez |
| Publisher: | Europa Editions an imprint of Europa Editions (UK) Ltd. |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 181 pages |
| Genres: |
Historical Fiction |