I’m not sure how accurate this book is in portraying medieval village life. That’s not really a usual area of interest for me, but I do love how this one of those rare books where ‘nothing’ happens, and yet there isn’t a part of it that bores you.

“Medieval Woman” is a snapshot of several months centered around Marion, wife to a modest carpenter and mother to two living children. The book is divided into month-by-month chapters, with each chapter representing around a single day or so.

For as much hardship as Marion endures, it’s mostly rooted in the mundane. She survives, and it’s oddly relaxing to read about someone doing endless toil and hard labor under a provincial backdrop.