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Auda, the mute daughter of a papermaker in a modest French village in 1320, hides from a society that shuns difference by turning to the written word. Celebrated as a curiosity yet feared by superstitious neighbors, she finds solace in letters, her only voice amid a culture that equates deviance with heresy. As the Inquisition’s reach extends, Auda’s survival depends on her inner resilience. When danger forces her to flee, Auda embarks on a remarkable quest. Through trials of faith, love, and identity, she searches for a new sense of herself, a reconnection with her father's art, and a reclamation of her heritage—all against the backdrop of medieval intolerance and the rise of the papermaking trade.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Historical Fiction/Medieval Historical Fiction
Authors: Vanitha Sankaran
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