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Matrix by Lauren Groff follows Marie de France, an illegitimate noblewoman and poet, as she is sent by Eleanor of Aquitaine to be the prioress of a struggling abbey. Initially homesick and resented, Marie gradually transforms the abbey through her administrative skills, divine visions, and unconventional leadership. As she defies church norms, she gains respect and faces challenges from both within and outside the abbey. The novel contains themes of sexual intimacy and terminal illness.