The Angelic Avengers by Isak Dinesen Paperback Book 9780141186436

Lucan has been orphaned and Zosine has been deserted Bound together by poverty and grief they set out to make a future for themselves They are adopted by the Reverend Pennhallow and his wife and become immersed in study But after a chain of disturbing events they realize that the cleric and his wife are not all they seem to be