The Life and Travels of Saint Cuthwin is a story of deep love and desperate survival in 11th Century England a story told by a man named Cuthwin born a peasant who faced horror after horror in order to live for 85 years at which time he told his story to a young monk who wrote it down He wanted to tell his story warts and all since he had been informed that the Church was considering naming him as a Saint an honor which Cuthwin absolutely denied He attempted to discredit any such thoughts by revealing what he considered to be very UNsaintlike thoughts and actions The accuracy with which Warner details life in this tumultuous period of history Is remarkable He creates characters who come alive on the page characters that a reader can truly imagine living in this violent and deeply religious period and who struggled through the bloody invasion of the Normans in 1066 The Life and Travels of Saint Cuthwin is literature in its truest sense ie a deep and compelling story with strong and clearly developed characters told by a master of the craft Im no longer the publisher of Pleasure Boat Studio but I can say that this is one of the very best books Pleasure Boat Studio ever released Its a book any press would be proud of Jack Estes Former Publisher of Pleasure Boat Studio CUTHWINandCWENBURHcom