Watermark

<p><em>Watermark</em> is a powerful novel about the destructive forces unleashed by ignorance and superstition. Readers will care deeply for the courageous Auda.<br />--<em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Sharon Kay Penman<p></p></p> <p> </p></p><p><em> Watermark</em> is a magnificent debut by Vanitha Sankaran--an atmospheric and compelling novel about the search for identity the power of self-expression and value of the written word set during the dark days of the Inquisition in Medieval France. Readers who were captivated by <em>The Illuminator </em>by Brenda Rickman Vantrease or Geraldine Brooks's <em>People of the Book </em>will be enthralled by this thrilling journey to a colorful and dangerous past.<p></p></p><p></p>