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The Miracle of Saint Winifred

When the price of sin is too high. The first volume of the legendary historical mysteries featuring Brother Cadfael.

After a life of varied adventures, the worldly-wise Brother Cadfael has taken refuge in the monastery at Shrewbury, where he is a gardener and is particularly proud of his herb garden. The year is 1137 and the Prior decides to acquire the remains of the Welsh martyr Winifred for the Abbey. Brother Cadfael travels with the group to Gwytherin to interpret the negotiations as a native Welshman. On arrival, however, they find that the attempt to transport the relics is met with resistance from the local people, led by Grand Duke Rhisiart. He is also murdered immediately afterwards. Some claim that Winifred herself has pierced it with a mysterious arrow, but Cadfael suspects that the bow was gripped by a mortal hand, so he sets out to investigate.

Ellis Peters

(1913-1995) Welsh-born English writer, Edith Mary Pargeter, was a writer of war, history and detective fiction. She is the author of more than seventy books that have been published in millions of copies in fifteen languages. In 1994 she received the Order of the British Empire for services to literature, and is the recipient of the prestigious Silver and Diamond Dagger genre awards given annually by the Crime Writers' Association (CWA). She made her mark on world literature with the Tree of Heaven trilogy (1958-1963), the Inspector Fels and his son series (1951-1978), and the twenty-part historical mystery series with her brother Cadfael (1977-1994), made famous by the television series (1994-1998) starring Derek Jacobi. She was a promoter of Czech culture in England, regularly visited Prague and translated works of Czech authors into English (e.g. B. Němcová, J. Neruda and B. Hrabal).

Pavel Soukup

(* 1948) He studied journalism at Charles University and then successfully graduated from DAMU. After his studies, he worked in regional theatres, later returning to Prague, where he played in Prague's Municipal Theatres, especially in the ABC Theatre, and became a member of the ensemble of the Musical Theatre in Karlín. He is well known from television screens - since 1980 he has appeared in TV cartoons, comedies and also in series (e.g. The Necklace, Life in the Castle, The Rose Garden). But his voice is far more well-known - partly thanks to his many documentaries, for which he made a comment, and as Arnold Schwarzenegger's voice actor, Robin Williams, Gérard Depardieu, Michael Douglas, Harrison Ford, Bruce Willis or Robert Redford. He also lent his voice to the cartoon characters from the Toy Story films: Toy Story, 101 Dalmatians or Flushed. He has received several awards for his mastery of dubbing.