When Nicole Tavernier, a mysterious healer, arrives in Paris in the
mid-1500s, the lives of ordinary citizens, religious leaders, and
members of the aristocracy are utterly transformed. Taken under the
wing of the pious and politically influential Acarie family,
Tavernier pursues her mission under the watchful eye and religious
guidance of Barbe Acarie, a woman much admired in the Catholic
community. When Nicole comes to the attention of Henry of Navarre,
the future king of France, Barbe grows to distrust the younger woman,
whose past is cloaked in secrecy. One of these two women is a
candidate to become a saint–but which is the true one? An intense,
silent struggle between them leads to scandalous charges and an
explosive confrontation, as each woman confronts issues of doctrine,
faith, and belief, as well as her own nature–and questions about
religion and society that are still relevant today.
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