A retelling of the story of Abelard and Heloise - the French medieval theologian and his brilliant student - whose love affair led to a scandal that has echoed through the centuries.
Abelard's Love" is an inspired retelling of the story of Abelard and Heloise--the French medieval theologian and his brilliant student--whose love affair led to a scandal that has echoed through the centuries. In the affair's aftermath, Abelard became a monk and Heloise a nun. Forgotten to history was their unwanted son.Luise Rinser sets at center stage that son and his unique perspective on his legendary parents. The novel is cast in the form...
