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It is Shrewsbury in 1138. Under Cadfael's care, all is well in the extensive and elaborate gardens of the monastery. All is less well in the monastery itself when the popular Abbot is in danger of being superseded by a more ambitious man. But the real trouble lies in and around the house which is in the process of being granted to Gervase Bonel. Bonel has planned a deal with the Abbey. In return for the gift of his valuable rural manor, the foundation will guarantee his tenure and comfort for life in one of the houses owned by the Benedictines |