Brother Cadfael book 7 · 1983
The Sanctuary Sparrow
A young travelling entertainer runs into the abbey church pursued by a mob, accused of robbery and murder, and claims sanctuary. Cadfael has forty days to prove his innocence.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ellis Peters
- Series
- Brother Cadfael, book 7 of 20
- Published
- 1983
- Setting
- Set in Shrewsbury
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in The Sanctuary Sparrow
6 recurring or key characters from Ellis Peters’s chart.
Lead 1
- Brother CadfaelBenedictine monk and herbalist, a former crusader
Major 1
- Hugh BeringarDeputy sheriff, later sheriff of Shropshire
Minor and cameo 4
- Abbot RadulfusAbbot of Shrewsbury
- Prior RobertAmbitious prior of the abbey
- Brother JeromePrior Robert’s sanctimonious clerk
- Aline SiwardYoung noblewoman who marries Hugh
Also featuring these characters
Other Ellis Peters books that share the most characters with The Sanctuary Sparrow.
- The Leper of Saint Giles1981 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Dead Man’s Ransom1984 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Saint Peter’s Fair1981 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Pilgrim of Hate1984 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon