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Sinful Folk

Ned Dykstra Hayes

1996230 pagesabout 4–5 hours
1996
first published
  • 1996Cornell University Press · 230 pages · ENGISBN 9780801430817
  • 2014Campanile BooksISBN 9780985239305
  • 2014Campanile BooksISBN 9780985239312

**A tragic loss. A desperate journey. A mother seeks the truth.** In December of 1377, four children were burned to death in a suspicious house fire. Villagers traveled hundreds of miles across England to demand justice. Sinful Folk is the story of this terrible mid-winter journey as seen by Mear, a former nun who has lived for a decade disguised as a mute man, raising her son quietly in this isolated village. For years, she has concealed herself and all her history. But on this journey, she will find the strength to claim the promise of her past and create a new legacy. Mear begins her journey in terror and heartache, and ends in triumph and redemption. The remarkable new novel by Ned Hayes, illustrated by New York Times bestselling author/illustrator Nikki McClure, Sinful Folk illuminates the medieval era with profound insight and compassion.

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