Sister Clarice, a nun in the House of St Mary at Clerkenwell, experiences visions. This novel begins with "The Nun's Tale", and continues with the "The Friar's Tale", "The Merchant's Tale" and "The Clerk's Tale", building a portrait of medieval London, where p...

Sister Clarice, a nun in the House of St Mary at Clerkenwell, experiences visions. This novel begins with "The Nun's Tale", and continues with the "The Friar's Tale", "The Merchant's Tale" and "The Clerk's Tale", building a portrait of medieval London, where people are disenchanted by the Church.