Mother marie francoise, born sybille, is a midwife with a precocious gift for magic -- a gift that makes her a prime target for persecution at the hands of the church. She flees her village and takes refuge in a francisc...Mother marie francoise, born sybille, is a midwife with a precocious gift for magic -- a gift that makes her a prime target for persecution at the hands of the church. She flees her village and takes refuge in a franciscan sisterhood.