Set against the backdrop of Mexico City, the story follows Hermetic scholar Dame Francis Yates as she embarks on a journey to honor the legacy of Sor Juana de la Cruz, a pioneering feminist nun from the seventeenth century. Invited by her former student, Juan Carlos Ortiz, Yates delves into the historical and cultural significance of Sor Juana's work, exploring themes of feminism, spirituality, and the intersection of knowledge and power in a richly woven narrative.
Set against the backdrop of a mysterious meeting, this Frances Yates Mystery unfolds as the protagonist navigates a web of intrigue and deception. As she delves deeper into the secrets surrounding the event, she encounters a cast of compelling characters, each with their own motives. The story intricately weaves themes of trust and betrayal, challenging Yates to unravel the truth before it’s too late. With a blend of suspense and historical elements, the narrative promises to keep readers engaged until the final reveal.
Set against the backdrop of a historic château, this mystery follows Frances Yates as she navigates a web of intrigue and secrets. When a valuable artifact goes missing, Frances must unravel clues that lead her through the château's dark past and its enigmatic inhabitants. Themes of art, history, and betrayal intertwine as she confronts both personal and external challenges, revealing hidden motives and unexpected alliances. This captivating tale promises a blend of suspense and rich historical detail.
Known as the Audubon of Botany, Philadelphia Quaker Mary Morris Vaux Walcott (1860-1940) was a gifted artist whose stunning watercolors comprise a catalog of North American wildflowers. Walcott was catapulted to the highest levels of society and national politics by a late and bold marriage to the secretary of the Smithsonian. Along with an early (1887) transcontinental travelogue, never-before published correspondence with fellow Quaker and First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, and Commissioner Mary Walcott's reports for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, this biography reveals rich intersections of history, religion, politics, women's studies, science, and art during the transformative times in which she lived. Walcott, and other intrepid women like her who sought escape from Victorian social conventions and opportunity for adventure and self-expression in the American West, were gifted artists, writers, and historians.
In collaboration with a Scotland Yard detective, who is also a Freemason, Frances Yates, eminent historian of Renaissance spirituality and proponent of martyred priest Giordano Bruno, employs her unique scholarship to solve a murder and the theft of a rare volume in the renowned musty library of ancient philosophical traditions, where she has long been a resident scholar. While immersed in an article regarding the significance of mysterious tarot cards, Yates comes to realize that the recurring images of the cards illustrate universal life stages and character traits that may provide clues to the identity of the murderer. Along the way, she encounters more recent scholarship regarding feminist theology that, together with the tarot, prompts her to reconsider her own patriarchal spiritual worldview.
England 1243: Devlin Barnett, Lord of Ravenstone, fällt schwerverletzt in die Hände des schottischen Clans Douglas. Dort wird er hingebungsvoll von einer wunderschönen jungen Frau gepflegt, die ungekannte Leidenschaft in ihm erwachen lässt. Doch ihre Liebe darf nicht sein, denn Meghan ist die Tochter seines verhassten Ziehbruders Morven, der ihm das wertvolle Schwert seines Vaters geraubt hat. Kann er beides für sich gewinnen – das Schwert und die Liebe?