{"product_id":"the-virgin-provoked-e-a-rivizure-9781737289272","title":"The Virgin Provoked","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLove can kill you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Virgin Provoked is a medieval mystery set in Carcassonne (now France) that follows Bertwoin, a plowman, who must come to grips with his family's struggle for honor and power - a struggle that is hostile to his love for the alchemist's virgin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTensions rise when the alchemist summons Bertwoin to help investigate the savage murder of Ermessen, a farmer's wife with no enemies. Ermessen's daughter, Armendis, is found lying befuddled near a dung heap, clutching a bloody dagger. Though all evidence points to her guilt, the alchemist believes she may not have killed her mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo prevent Armendis from being arrested by the \u003cem\u003ebayle\u003c\/em\u003e and to give the alchemist time to prove Armendis' innocence, Bertwoin and his aunt hide her. Then Bertwoin and Flowia, the alchemist's virgin. go searching for clues. While interviewing a priest, Bertwoin learns that his father plans to settle a boundary dispute by marrying him to a neighbor's daughter instead of Flowia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Armendis disappears. Bertwoin finds and helps rescue her, but the \u003cem\u003ebayle\u003c\/em\u003e intercepts Armendis and arrests her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe alchemist uses a piglet to learn the true identity of the murderer. However, when he presents his evidence in the Great Hall before the \u003cem\u003evisconte\u003c\/em\u003e and the seneschal, they refuse to accept it. Armendis will be made to confess to the murder of her mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo save Armendis, Bertwoin must do the unthinkable and take the risk of being hanged himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Virgin Provoked is a complex tale of smoldering emotions and cold-hearted murder. The novel explores the themes of family loyalty, gender roles, and the corrupting influence of power and jealousy in a patriarchal medieval society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e E. A. Rivière\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 173728927X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781737289272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wordcarver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61d","brand":"E. A. Rivière","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874470310143,"sku":"9781737289272","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-virgin-provoked-e-a-rivizure-9781737289272","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}