Fludd - Hilary Mantel
by Zia ~ February 19th, 2007. Filed under: Books.
The village of Fetherhoughton is a dour place, indeed. Anchored by moors, the people are superstitious and humorless in their isolation. The Catholic church is presided over by Father Angwin, who has lost his faith, and Sister Perpetua (otherwise known as Purpit) of the convent, an austere, cruel terror of a a woman. When the bishop decrees that the statues in the church are nothing more than idolatrous symbols and must come down, he also threatens Father Angwin with a curate. And thus appears Fludd. But Fludd is not all that he appears to be, and strange, miraculous things start to happen. Recommend.