
"A gripping, well-told story of faith and truth."
--Khaled Hosseini, bestselling author of The Kite Runner "A disturbingly effective historical novel."
--Boston Globe "Beautifully written, nary a word out of place, and with a few moments that...

"The year is 1507, and a friar has arrived in Tierkinddorf, a remote German village nestled deeply in the woods. The village has been suffering a famine, and the villagers are desperately hungry. The friar's arrival is a miracle, and when he claims he can restore the town to...




