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| Original Title: | The Owl Killers |
| ISBN: | 0718153200 (ISBN13: 9780718153205) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Shirley Jackson Award Nominee for Novel (2009) |
Karen Maitland
Hardcover | Pages: 640 pages Rating: 3.79 | 3664 Users | 441 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Owl Killers |
| Author | : | Karen Maitland |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 640 pages |
| Published | : | June 1st 2009 by Michael Joseph (first published March 26th 2009) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Mystery. Medieval. Fantasy. European Literature. British Literature |
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From the author of Company of Liars, hailed as “a jewel of a medieval mystery”* and “an atmospheric tale of treachery and magic,”** comes a magnificent new novel of an embattled village and a group of courageous women who are set on a collision course—in an unforgettable storm of secrets, lust, and rage. England, 1321. The tiny village of Ulewic teeters between survival and destruction, faith and doubt, God and demons. For shadowing the villagers’ lives are men cloaked in masks and secrecy, ruling with violence, intimidation, and terrifying fiery rites: the Owl Masters. But another force is touching Ulewic—a newly formed community built and served only by women. Called a beguinage, it is a safe harbor of service and faith in defiance of the all-powerful Church. Behind the walls of this sanctuary, women have gathered from all walks of life: a skilled physician, a towering former prostitute, a cook, a local convert. But life in Ulewic is growing more dangerous with each passing day. The women are the subject of rumors, envy, scorn, and fury…until the daughter of Ulewic’s most powerful man is cast out of her home and accepted into the beguinage—and battle lines are drawn. Into this drama are swept innocents and conspirators: a parish priest trying to save himself from his own sins…a village teenager, pregnant and terrified…a woman once on the verge of sainthood, now cast out of the Church.…With Ulewic ravaged by flood and disease, and with villagers driven by fear, a secret inside the beguinage will draw the desperate and the depraved—until masks are dropped, faith is tested…and every lie is exposed. *New York Times Book Review **Marie ClaireRating Of Books The Owl Killers
Ratings: 3.79 From 3664 Users | 441 ReviewsRate Of Books The Owl Killers
EncumberedKaren Maitland's ability to create the 14th century English village scene is fantastic. The tug-of-war between religion and superstition is ever present, and the atmosphere is full of distrust. Into this fine balance comes a group of Beguine women who establish a community on their own land. Their female community work hard on the land and utilise many other skills that enable them to sell goods at the markets. Their independence is a threat to the church and the Lord of the region whoWe do not know how strong we are until we are attacked by the evil of this world. - Mechthild of Magdeburg, beguine from 1230 to 1270.A great story, sort of a mix between history, religion and fantasy. The writing of this author and the storytelling makes you feel and taste the Dark Ages.... My second Maitland, last year I read Company of Liars, both great reads. Thanks Caro for the tip! This is the story: 1321. In the heart of the countryside in England lies an isolated village, where pagan Owl
God, religion and a firm foundation of faith has been matters of great befuddlement for me for a while now. We who have feared and revered everything beyond the immediate vicinity of the fire in the cave have come a long way into the multi million dollar world of organized religion. Fear has always been the riding whip for religion and power its allure. Men and women who hold sway over the multitudes with a firm grasp on the pulse of belief will commmand far more murderous mobs than a dictator
I am smitten with Karen Maitland's writting if The Owl Killers is indicitive of her talent I will be spending many hours with her. Maitland evokes vividly the texture and realities of life in Medieval England with this novel. She also introduced me to the Beguines, a medievel society of religious lay women who shunned marriage and the nun's veil to live in collectives. These women may very well be the first feminists who stood against the power of church and state to live lives of service.
Having loved Company of Liars, I was excited to read Karen Maitlands next novel, The Owl Killers, set in Ulewic, a 14th century village near Norfolk.For centuries, Ulewic has been ruled by both the lord of the manor and by the Owl Masters - a predatory, pagan group empowered by fear, blackmail and superstition to dispense a harsh form of law and order. A group of religious women settles in a beguinage outside the village and when their crops succeed and their animals survive diseases, jealousy
Another historical religious mystery which enthralled me from the beginning .Never had heard about beguines, though I was familiar with nunneries. This is set in 1321 in a small seaside village in England where mysterious occurrences occur and the village folklore seems to be actually happening .There is a beguinage with mostly good women , a manor housing cruel lords , the owl masters who try to cause havoc in the village , many deaths and killings happen , and accusations of witchery and
Karen Maitland's THE OWL KILLERS is a compelling and creepy exploration of the clash between the pagan undercurrents in medieval England and the growing strength of the Christian faith. Set in a backwater town plagued by a despotic overlord and group of masked men who call themselves the Owl Masters dedicated to preserving their power at any costs by exacting tribute from the downtrodden villagers and enacting terrifying nightly rites the novel follows a number of characters from their points of
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