Death comes as Epiphany

Come to conquer her sin of pride at the Convent of the Paraclete, Catherine LeVendeur is a young scholar excited to learn under the convent's fabled abbess, Heloise.

When a gorgeous manuscript the convent produced for the great Abbe Suger mysteriously disappears, rumors surface saying the book contains sacrilegious passages and will be used to condemn Heloise's secret lover. To save her convent, her Order and to protect all she holds dear, Catherine must track down the manuscript and uncover who could have altered its texts. Risking social disgrace, being disowned by her family and the Church. As she confronts an evil older than Time itself-- is her immortal soul, and those of all she holds dear, in more danger than she could realise?

A young adult title and the first in its series, Death comes as Epiphany is a great choice for younger readers looking to dip their toes in a more mature story and setting. Catherine, while a young woman of her time, is also brave and precocious in the face of institutional oppression against her gender. Readers looking for an unconventional YA series to jump into can check out our paperback edition at Central Coast Library!

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Written by Sharan Newman
Published by Forge, 2002
Catherine LeVendeur, #1
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