Sylvia

The Resource Sylvia

Label

Sylvia

Statement of responsibility

Bryce Courtenay

Language

eng

Summary

From master storyteller Bryce Courtenay comes the colourful epic of Sylvia. Late twelfth-century Europe is torn by religious intolerance. Sylvia, with a singing voice that can literally charm the birds out of the trees, and an acute and questioning mind that refuses to accept unreasoned beliefs, embarks on a pilgrimage. She joins the Children's Crusade, bound for the Holy Land. From a bawdy life as an entertainer in a whorehouse to an austere and frequently cruel existence in a convent, she fights to be true to her destiny. And her mysterious birthmark causes much confusion: can this peasant maid indeed be a chosen messenger? SYLVIA is a tale of adversity, of adventure and crusades, and of a beautiful and gifted woman

Cataloging source

TEFOD

Dewey number

823/.914

Index

no index present

LC call number

PR9619.3.C5964

LC item number

S85 2008eb

Literary form

novels

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Context

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Sylvia

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The work Sylvia represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Calgary Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.