Salvation: Scenes from the Life of St. Francis -- Valerie Martin

<b>From the award-winning author of <i>Property </i>and bestselling author of <i>Mary Reilly</i><b><i>--</i>"a <b> bold retelling of a familiar, beloved story" (<i>Los Angeles Times</i>), i</b></b>nspired by the fresco cycles that depict the life of St. Francis of Assisi.</b> <p/>Drawing from myriad sources and moving in reverse chronological order, she begins in the dark, final days, with a suffering Francesco on the verge of death, then shows us the unwashed and innocent revolutionary, unafraid to lecture a pope on Christ's message. We see his mystical friendship with Chiara di Offreducci, a nobleman's daughter who turns her back on the world to join him, and finally, the frivolous young Francesco on the deserted road where his encounter with a leper leads him to an ecstatic embrace of God. <b>Salvation</b> is at once an illuminating glimpse into the medieval world and an original and intimate portrait of the man whose legend has resonated through the centuries.<i><br> </i><br><br><b>Author:</b> Valerie Martin<br><b>Publisher:</b> Knopf Publishing Group<br><b>Published:</b> 03/12/2002<br><b>Pages:</b> 288<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.49lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.04h x 5.24w x 0.64d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780375708831<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>VALERIE MARTIN is the author of eleven novels, four collections of short fiction, and a biography of Saint Francis of Assisi, titled <i>Salvation.</i> She has been awarded grants from the National Endowment for th