SAINT BRIGID'S BONES

In ancient Ireland, an island ruled by kings and druids, the nuns of Saint Brigid are fighting to keep their monastery alive. When the bones of Brigid go missing from their church, the theft threatens to destroy all they have worked for.

No one knows the dangers they face better than Sister Dierdre, a young nun torn between two worlds. Trained as a bard and raised by a druid grandmother, she must draw upon all of her skills, both as a bard and as a nun, to find the bones before it is too late. In SAINT BRIGID'S BONES Freeman introduces us to an age long ago, when pirates ruled the seas, druids sacrificed to the gods of earth and sky, and warriors collected the heads of their enemies as trophies. At Saint Brigid's a few brave women struggle to bring a new way of life to an ancient land as they strive against a world dominated by men. Philip Freeman is a classicist and historian. He received a joint Ph.D. from Harvard in Classics and Celtic Studies and is currently chair of the classics department and Qualley Professor of Classics at Luther College. His books include St. Patrick of Ireland, Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, Oh My Gods! (Simon & Schuster), as well as the translation of two texts from the ancient word, How to Win an Election and How to Govern a Country (Princeton University Press). Searching for Sappho, will be published by Norton in 2015. Freeman's historical works have been lauded for their accessibility and storytelling. The Celtic world is one of his passions.