The true account of Saint Hilda is turned into a magnificent and convincing portrayal of Anglo-Saxon EnglandThe luxuriously long and utterly absorbing Hild is based on a true account: that of Saint Hilda,the girl born around 614 in Anglo-Saxon England whose life is (briefly) recorded in the Venerable (respected because of age, distinguished) Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation.
Nicola Griffith, better known as an awardwinning fantasy writer, and has brought to life the entire tapestry of seventh-century life,from churning butter and weaving to battle and siege.
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Source: theguardian.com