![]() ![]() Lonely and misunderstood, she seems destined for a fate as tragic as that of any of the sharp-tongued saints she turns to for advice.įilled with the witty dialogue and richly authentic detail that Karen Cushman’s work is known for, Matilda Bone is a compelling comic novel about a girl who learns to see herself and others clearly, to laugh, and to live contentedly in this world. Here she must affix slimy leeches to bloody wounds, grind and mix nasty-smelling herbs, and gather tools for surgery. Matilda is appalled by the worldliness of her new surroundings and yearns for the days at the manor when all she did was study and pray. Matilda, a somewhat stuck-up, serious, devout young woman finds herself disgusted at her new position. ![]() ![]() To Matilda’s dismay, her work will not involve Latin or writing, but lighting the fire, going to market, mixing plasters and poultices, and helping Peg treat patients. To Blood and Bone Alley, home of leech, barber-surgeon, and apothecary, comes Matilda, raised by a priest to be pious and learned, and now destined to assist Red Peg the Bonesetter. In her long-awaited new novel, Newbery medalist Karen Cushman assembles a cast of unforgettable characters in a fascinating and pungent setting: the medical quarter of a medieval English village. ![]()
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