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Informazioni sull'operaThe Alewives: A plague-era tale of murder, friendship, and fine ale (The Alewives of Colmar) di Elizabeth R. Andersen
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Colmar, 1353 CE
Gritta, Appel, and Efi managed to survive the Black Death, only to find that they are in desperate need of money. With limited options and lots of obstacles, they band together to become alewives - brewing and selling ale in the free Alsatian town of Colmar. But when an elderly neighbor is discovered dead in her house, the alewives cannot convince the sheriff and the town council that her death wasn't an accident, it was murder. As the body count piles up, the ale flows and mystery is afoot!
Set in the tumultuous years after the most devastating pandemic the world has ever experienced, The Alewives is a playful romp through a dark time, when society was reeling from loss and a grieving population attempted to return to normal, proving that with the bonds of love, friendship, and humor, the human spirit will always continue to shine.
* * * * * A short, sharp, snappy, hugely entertaining, medieval mystery that portrays the realities of life at the time, with just the righ... Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Set in medieval times just after “the great pestilence” (the Black Plague) The Alewives follows the lives of Gritta, wife of Georges and mother of a dozen, whose names she can sometimes remember, her older neighbor, the widow Appel. When the young newcomer to the town of Colmar, dim-witted, Efi loses her husband, Gritta and Appel do the neighborly thing and take Efi under their wings. As with all in the devastatingly poor community, the three women are looking for ways to fill their coffers with coin and fill their bellies. They begin to brew ale (it is illegal for women to make more than their family can drink and highly illegal for them to sell) and look for a "hood" to help them sell it. Friar Whikeras is up for the challenge. And all seems good until, one by one, the women in Colmar end up murdered. The three women are determined to avenge their friends' deaths and continue brewing and selling their ale.
The Alewives is a very fun, quick book that is steeped in dark humor. Elizabeth Andersen does an excellent job of bringing in modern issues while keeping the story seemingly true to the times (I know nothing about medieval times, but I was totally convinced that Andersen did!).
As for the narration - Ella Lynch should win an Oscar. I kid you not. There were umpteen characters, and she had a believable voice for all of them. She was SO entertaining, and even when I may not have quite understood what was happening (remember, this is set WAY back when with customs and sayings that sometimes were head scratchers), I was still smiling just listening to Lynch speak.
So much fun here. You won't regret this one. ( )