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Paladin of Souls, by Lois McMaster Bujold. Reread. This is the sequel to The Curse of Chalion, in which poor Ista gets her life back. She's been considered "mad" for quite some time and is stuck in her family's castle, but then she decides she wants to go on a pilgrimage, and her daughter the new queen and Cazaril, from the earlier book, agree. Then she finds herself having to unravel an extremely difficult problem at a remote castle - the gods have called upon her once again. The book won the Hugo for best novel and was acclaimed as one of the few fantasy books featuring a middle-aged woman (Ista is 40). It's beautifully written, with some emotionally powerful scenes and a good ending.