Ildegarda e il mistero dell'arciere

In a precise and well-defined historical-geographical context, described with clear and decisive brushstrokes (the result of serious and in-depth research), Hildegard of Bingen finds herself living and acting, encountering people from all walks of life; she shares experiences and life situations with her fellow sisters and the Benedictine monks "next door," with noblewomen and knights, prelates and abbots, women, men, and children of the humblest common people. The events involve the protagonists, who are described in their essential yet complete nature. The description of places and the narration of events blend with the psychological introspection into the souls of individual characters and the analysis of the social and cultural context in which they live and act.

Almost like a detective story, the narrative unfolds recounting several murders to whose solution Hildegard makes an essential contribution. Fictional events and characters blend with historical places, people, and situations. Narrative plot and historical connotation merge, enriching each other without clashing or conflicting, but rather enhancing and valuing one another.