Maresi

Summary:

Maresi lives on a small island, in the Red Abbey, which is a community and sanctuary for girls and women where men are not allowed to enter. Women come to the mythical abbey to run away from difficult circumstances. In the abbey everyone can develop themselves, and Maresi has already noticed that she is most interested in learning, reading and books. One morning a shy girl named Jai arrives at the abbey to escape her father’s rage. The men’s desire for revenge creates a threat that intensifies and finally materializes when a large ship appears on the horizon. The girls and women of the abbey are forced to combine their strength and resourcefulness to defend themselves against the men’s violence. The novel Maresi is the beginning of The Red Abbey Chronicles -series.