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The Spoils of Avalon (John Singer Sargent/Violet Paget, Bk 1)
The Spoils of Avalon - John Singer Sargent/Violet Paget, Bk 1 Author:Mary Frances Burns The death of a humble clergyman in 1877 leads amateur sleuths Violet Paget and John Singer Sargent into a medieval world of saints and kings -- including the legendary Arthur -- as they follow a trail of relics and antiquities lost since the destruction of Glastonbury Abbey in 1539. Written in alternating chapters between the two time periods, T... more »he Spoils of Avalon creates a sparkling, magical mystery that bridges the gap between two worlds that could hardly be more different -- the industrialized, Darwinian, agnostic Victorian Age and the agricultural, faith-infused life of a medieval abbey on the brink of violent change at the hands of Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell.« less