The owl killers : a novel / Karen Maitland.
England, 1321. The tiny village of Ulewic teeters between survival and destruction, faith and doubt, God and demons. Shadowing the villagers' lives are men cloaked in masks and secrecy, ruling with violence, intimidation, and terrifying fiery rites: the Owl Masters. When the daughter of Ulewic's most powerful man is accepted into a beguinage, battle lines are drawn.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385341707
- Physical Description: xv, 509 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Delacorte Press, [2009]
- Copyright: ©2009
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| Subject: | Beguinages > England > Fiction. Women > Religious life > England > History > To 1500 > Fiction. Women. Womyn. Great Britain > History > Edward II, 1307-1327 > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
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- 14 of 14 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | FIC MAI (Text) | 37810434728951 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | F MAITLAND (Text) | 39493106608385 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Columbus Library | F MAI C. 2 (Text) | 31250200013292 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Enka-Candler Library | F MAI (Text) | 0020508346366 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Haywood County Main Library | F Maitland (Text) | 33115006987033 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | MAI (Text) | 33258006646843 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Lenoir Library | F MAITLAND Karen (Text) | 50669011388171 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Macon County Public Library | F MAITLAND (Text) | 39493106722186 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Mocksville | F MAITLAND (Text) | 39872001408621 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Pack Memorial Library | F MAI (Text) | 0020508334701 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
England, 1321. The tiny village of Ulewic teeters between survival and destruction, faith and doubt, God and demons. Shadowing the villagers' lives are men cloaked in masks and secrecy, ruling with violence, intimidation, and terrifying fiery rites: the Owl Masters. When the daughter of Ulewic's most powerful man is accepted into a beguinage, battle lines are drawn.
