The Leper of St. Giles

The Fifth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael

By: Ellis Peters

Narrated by: Patrick Tull

Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

Brother Cadfael sets out to visit the Saint Giles leper colony outside Shrewsbury, knowing that a grand wedding is due to take place at the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. As he arrives at Saint Giles, the nuptial party passes the colony's gates. He sees the fragile bride, looking like a prisoner between her two stern guardians, and the groom, an arrogant, fleshy aristocrat old enough to be her grandfather. With his usual astuteness he suspects that this union may be more damned than blessed.

He is horrifically proved right when a savage murder disrupts the May-December marriage leaving Brother Cadfael with a dark and terrible mystery to solve. For the key to the killing - and a secret - are hidden among the lepers of Saint Giles, and Brother Cadfael's skills must diagnose a sickness, not of the body, but of a twisted soul.

Investigate another medieval mystery with Brother Cadfael.

©1981 Ellis Peters (P)1992 Recorded Books, LLC

Fine addition to the series

First discovered ellis peters in the form a paperback sitting in a pile in one of the temporary Barracks in Grafenwohr Germany…. Soldiers would fly in from the states for a temporary training session and often brook a few books for the trip, and most would leave them behind. The rule was leave two books, take one
Anyway it was one of the middle books in the series but the concept gripped me so intook it, just to have a physical model to try and find the other books….
Patrick tull does an excellent job of imitating the vocal Style of Sir Derrick Jacobi …
I do have one issue and that is the background noise…..
Was this recording originally made for the stereo to mono audio cassettes? For those who dont remember to reduce the cost of audiobooks they would double record on the cassettes, once with the left channel and then once with the right channel …. Unfortunately it was next to impossible to completely suppress the one channel so you get a mumble whisper in the background

The best recording

In my opinion this is the best recording of this splendid mystery. I would like to think Patrick Tull for rendering Edith Pargeter’s fine authorial work in a voice that sounds authentically medieval

One of Brother Cadfael’s most touching and exciting mysteries

As in most Brother Cadfael ‘s books there are the star crossed young lovers; the evil guardians,and overbearing proud followers of King Stephen:all set in a Benedictine Abbey,the surrounding area, and in the sad setting of a small Leper colony.. Leprosy,probably brought back from the First Crusade, was one of the most feared diseases of the Middle Ages and lepers were shunned and left to the Monks of various religious orders to care for. Against this background is played out a dramatic story of love, jealousy and murder: all discovered and resolved to the happiness of the truthful characters and the villains. But who is who? To discover this, the reader must carefully follow several plots and a touching moment of Cadfael’s past as he Joins the Great First Crusade. One of the best of the series and well. read.

Loved the Addition of Young Bran

What did you love best about The Leper of St. Giles?

To date I've listened to the books out of order, and like this one best, but now will start with book 1 and continue. I love these books because there is enough "meat" to them that when listened to a second time, it doesn't feel like blah, blah, blah. They seem fresh and expose new details I missed in the first listen. The compassion and intelligence of most characters leaves me emotionally satisfied when I put the book down.

Very interesting historical fiction

Very engaging plot and characters. Historical situation of young women ALWAYS controlled by men - no choice in marriage, no control over one's money, no say in one's life. Brother Cadfael is perceptive, wise, and a seeker of truth. You're glad to spend time with him. Patrick Tull is a perfect reader, as always. (Try him on the Patrick O'Brien Master and Commander series!)

Great Story and Excellent Narrator

Great story. The narrator was excellent! One of the best books in the Cadfael series.

Quality is so-so

I have no complaints about the story or performance at all. They're fabulous, as usual. However, I found the quality of the recording to be sketchy. There were several times when the sound got muffled and muted, which was annoying. It would be much better if we got top notch quality with our purchase.

Audible Version Won't Work with Kindle!

The reason for my giving a low rating to this book is because this is the 5th Audible book in this wonderful series where the Audible doesn't match with the Kindle written version. I couldn't read along as I like on my Kindle Fire. The recording would stop everytime I attempted to read.. So now I will check my library or do without the Audible. The reader was excellent; I just couldn't follow along.

best of series so far!

great story, wonderful narrator, fun Excursion into the 12th century. best episode so far.

Great story - well read

A good yarn that kept me interested throughout. At first I thought the narration was a bit slow, but after a while, I really liked it. The narrator does a great job of conveying the feeling of the novel.

I've enjoyed several Br. Cadfael books. Strongly recommended.