A burnable book kindle

A burnable book is a richly textured read that like a savory pie needs to be enjoyed slowly. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Bruce holsinger teaches at the university of virginia and is the recipient of a guggenheim fellowship. A burnable book is an irresistible thriller, reminiscent of classics like an instance of the fingerpost, the name of the rose and the crimson petal and the white. The author or the owner of such a book could be accused of anything from heresy to treachery and end his life burned at the stake.

Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a burnable book. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Audiobook narrator simon vance and author bruce holsinger. At the heart of the novel is a book detailing the deaths of all the english kings from william the conqueror up to and including the current reigning king, richard ii. Javascript disabled you must have javascript enabled to use the amazon music library. A burnable book, as referred to in the title of bruce holsingers new novel of england and florence in the late 14th century, is simply a book that might cost the possessor his life. We have the crust that is the first gripping chapter that draws the eye of the reader and tempts the curious to sample more. Bruce holsinger, who teaches medieval literature at the university of virginia, is the author of a burnable book, a debut historical thriller set in chaucers england, out now from harpercollins. See a burnable book is a richly textured read that like a savory pie needs to be enjoyed slowly.