women healers

Frances has learned to use flowers and herbs to become a healer, but the King's court sees witchcraft punishable by death. Forcibly brought to the castle, Francis is surrounded by danger with a dark campaign gathering to destroy Parliament. She finds happiness only with the King's daughter and a mysterious courtier, who may not be what he seems.

"England. 1191. After the death of her friend and patron, King Henry II, Adelia Aguilar is living comfortably in retirement and training her daughter, Allie. Learning the practical knowledge of anatomy, forensics, and sleuthing that catches murderers, Allie is already a skilled healer, with a particular gift for treating animals. Her father, Rowley, Bishop of Saint Albans, and his patron, the formidable Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, have plans to marry Allie to an influential husband. When a friend in Cambridgeshire falls ill, Allie's path crosses with Lord Peverill, a young aristocrat who would be a most suitable match for the young healer. Allie learns a village girl has disappeared--and over the past few months, several girls from the villages surrounding Ely have vanished. A monstrous predator is on the loose--will Allie's stubborn pursuit of the truth help her find the killer... or make her the next victim?"--Provided by publisher.

Story of three generations of women from the Kate family living in rural North Carolina.

"Thirteenth-century Bohemia is a dangerous place for a girl, especially one as odd as Mouse, born with unnatural senses and an uncanny intellect. Some call her a witch. Others call her an angel. Even Mouse doesn't know who--or what--she is. But she means to find out"--Jacket flap.

A seventeen-year-old boy finds that every time he closes his eyes, he's drawn into the body of a mute servant girl from another world--a world that's growing increasingly more dangerous, and where many things are not as they seem.

Reveals the long-hidden female roots in the ancient tradition of shamanism, explaining how and why the role of women in shamanism was misinterpreted and suppressed.

Joelle D'Angelo feels alone after her best friend, Mara, suffers an aneurysm while giving birth and is left with brain damage, and after the comfort she receives from Liam, Mara's husband, leads to something more, Joelle's shame drives her to seek the help of Carolynn Kling Shire, the healer who saved Joelle's life as an infant.

Ten-year-old Maggie Davidson, ridiculed in her small North Carolina community for claiming she has had a vision of God as a woman, is looked upon with new respect when she begins to demonstrate a gift for healing.

A story of three generations of women from the Kate family living in rural North Carolina.