Dark Fantasy/Historical Horror
ISBN: 978-0-8095-5794-3
368 pages, $12.95
February 2007
"[A] compelling look at the lives and lusts of
fourteenth-century nuns struggling with the temptations of the flesh,
a tale that will stay with you long after you put the book down." (4.5 Stars) --
Curled Up With A Good Book
"An abridged version of this book was published in the mid-1980s. Here is the
unabridged, author-approved version, and it is very much worth reading. It is
quite dark and spooky (at which Yarbro is a master), and is a really well-done
story." (Rating: Excellent!)-- Bookreview.com
"I read A Mortal Glamour from end to end with pleasure and
appreciation for the author's craftsmanship" -- Broadsheet
"A Mortal Glamour is a compelling read. Though set in a different era, it is
similar to Joanne Harris' Holy Fools and will appeal to readers who enjoyed that
novel." --Front Street Reviews
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The uncut, restored, original novel as authorized by
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro!
This edition includes -- for the first time ever -- over 25,000 words cut from
the mass market version.
A dark tale of obsession, possession, and passion set in the
tumultuous atmosphere of 14th century France amidst the virulent onslaught of
the Black Death, the ravages of the Hundred Years' War, and the constant
intrigues of a divided Church with two ruling Popes.
Seur Aungelique, a headstrong young nun of noble birth, is driven by desire to
seek refuge with the most notorious -- and sexually accomplished -- courtesan in
Europe. Returned to the convent of la Tres Saunte Annunciacion, her lust still
runs deep and soon ecstatic moans of pleasure and screams of pain are heard
coming from behind her closed door. One by one the other sisters...a priest...a
soldier...succumb to carnality and defilement. Possessed by something
unspeakable, the godly are catapulted into debauchery and damnation.
Who has ensnared these souls? What haunts the convent? Where do the nightmares
come from?
"Terrifying. Her picture of women going slowly mad in a
convent during one of
history's darkest periods is both gruesome and irresistible." -- Stephen King
"Sinister, sensual, and damned scary...if Chelsea Quinn Yarbro had written this
four hundred years ago she would have been burned at the stake -- very, very
slowly!" --
Whitley Strieber |
