Saints av Amy Jeffs

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<p><b>From the <i>Sunday Times </i>bestselling author of <i>Storyland</i> and <i>Wild</i>, comes a sweeping new legendary of miracles, magic, human frailty and heroic strength. I</b><b>llustrated with over thirty original paper cutouts by the author.</b><br><br><b>''Jeffs writes beautifully, erring just on the right side of florid, and her linocut prints make for attractive illustrations . . . </b><b>This gorgeous book should live on the bookshelves in every house that cares about the idea of Britain, what is was and where it came from''</b><i>The Times </i>on <i>Storyland</i><br><br><b>''I have fallen so completely in love with this book; <i>Storyland</i>, by Amy Jeffs, just one of the finest, most covetable things around'' </b>Katherine Rundell<br><br>Saints'' legends suffused medieval European culture. Their heroes'' suffering and wonder-working shaped landscapes, rituals and folk beliefs. Their tales spoke of men raised by wolves, women communing with flocks of birds and severed he