The most unusual woman of the Middle Ages. On All Saints' Day in the year 1106, a small, frail girl, the tenth child of a noble family, is said to dedicate her life to God. Shortly thereafter, the young woman gains a legendary reputation as a healer and seer. People pilgrimage to her from all over. Hildegard of Bingen turns no one away - and she finds herself in fierce conflicts with Emperor Frederick I and powerful bishops, who see her influence as a thorn in their side. An impressive, insightful novel about a woman whose fascination remains undiminished. No woman of the Middle Ages has achieved such a reputation as Hildegard of Bingen. Her visions, carefully recorded by her or her helpers, are unique in their vibrancy and depth. And her medical remedies, which she recommended to seekers in her monastery, are still valued today, nine hundred years later.