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A review by holtfan
The Falconer's Knot by Mary Hoffman
5.0
2019 Review-5 Stars
It is always delightful to come back to a book you used to love and find it just as good as you remembered. It doesn't always happen. But I was cautiously and pleasantly delighted by what I found re-reading this one. The characters remain flawed but lovable. More important, I think, I really appreciate how the author characterizes the monks and the spiritual and secular nature of a calling. The revolving viewpoints worked well for keeping the story going and I really like that a range of male and female characters get POVs.
Earlier Review-4 Stars
How do you get around to reviewing a book you've read over and over again? You just don't. There is no way I could ever do justice to a book that has brought such pleasure and amusement, but I'm gong to try anyway because YOU need to read it.
Silvano da Montacuto has everything going for him: he is the only son a wealthy family, handsome, smart, and in love. Of course, the fact that said woman doesn't realize he exist (and is married to boot!)fazes him not a bit! He is certain he will win her love. When the woman's husband is murdered and Silvano's dagger is found in the man's chest, things don't look so good. Forced to flee to a monastery, his only hope is that his father can clear his name.
Meanwhile, Chiara, a young woman from a poor family, is unwillingly given to the Poor Claires (a group of nuns) because her brother refuses to pay for a dowry. Unhappy with the idea of becoming a nun and spending the rest of her life in one place, she doesn't believe for a moment that the new 'brother' in the monastery next door is any true monk.
When people start dying at the monastery Silvano is staying at, things take an even worse turn.
With humor, suspense, and romance, "The Falconer's Knot" is a book I have truly enjoyed many, many times.
It is always delightful to come back to a book you used to love and find it just as good as you remembered. It doesn't always happen. But I was cautiously and pleasantly delighted by what I found re-reading this one. The characters remain flawed but lovable. More important, I think, I really appreciate how the author characterizes the monks and the spiritual and secular nature of a calling. The revolving viewpoints worked well for keeping the story going and I really like that a range of male and female characters get POVs.
Earlier Review-4 Stars
How do you get around to reviewing a book you've read over and over again? You just don't. There is no way I could ever do justice to a book that has brought such pleasure and amusement, but I'm gong to try anyway because YOU need to read it.
Silvano da Montacuto has everything going for him: he is the only son a wealthy family, handsome, smart, and in love. Of course, the fact that said woman doesn't realize he exist (and is married to boot!)fazes him not a bit! He is certain he will win her love. When the woman's husband is murdered and Silvano's dagger is found in the man's chest, things don't look so good. Forced to flee to a monastery, his only hope is that his father can clear his name.
Meanwhile, Chiara, a young woman from a poor family, is unwillingly given to the Poor Claires (a group of nuns) because her brother refuses to pay for a dowry. Unhappy with the idea of becoming a nun and spending the rest of her life in one place, she doesn't believe for a moment that the new 'brother' in the monastery next door is any true monk.
When people start dying at the monastery Silvano is staying at, things take an even worse turn.
With humor, suspense, and romance, "The Falconer's Knot" is a book I have truly enjoyed many, many times.