A Printz Honor Book
Gorgeous and evocative . . . magnificent.--The New York Times
Medieval France: Dolssa is an upper-crust city girl with a secret lover
and an uncanny gift. Branded a heretic, she's on the run from the friar
who condemned her mother to death by fire, and wants Dolssa executed,
too. Botille is a matchmaker and a tavern-keeper, struggling to keep
herself and her sisters on the right side of the law in their seaside
town of Bajas. Their lives collide when Botille rescues a dying Dolssa
and agrees to conceal her in the tavern. Aided by her sisters and Symo,
her surly but loyal neighbor, Botille nurses Dolssa back to health and
hides her from her pursuers. But all of Botille's tricks, tales, and
cleverness can't protect them forever, and when the full wrath of the
Church bears down upon Bajas, Dolssa's passion and Botille's good
intentions could destroy the entire village.