El espejo de las almas

Leuven, early 13th century. In a flourishing community of Beguines -lay women who chose to live together apart from men, devoted to their intellectual work and caring for the homeless- a series of deaths suddenly disrupted the peace. The first murder seems accidental, but the second already shows clear signs of cruelty and quickly draws the attention of the Inquisition, which has been looking for an excuse to close the community for some time. It will be then that the Great Lady sends for the Beguine Martha, considered the most intelligent woman of her time, to take charge of the investigation. Through an impeccable plot of intrigue, Mario Escobar plunges us into the fascinating and little-known world of the Beguines, an association of secular women that reached tens of thousands of members and spread throughout Europe.