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A gripping memoir of life as a nun, a Radio 4 Book of the Week

Catherine Coldstream (Autor)

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2024
352 Seiten
Vintage Publishing (Verlag)
9781529921588 (ISBN)

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Evocative Sarah Perry Immersive Katherine May Profoundly moving Mark HaddonDiscover Catherine Coldstream s compelling account of life as a nun in the 1990s, and the dramatic events which led to her flight from the monastery.After the shock of her father s death, and with the rest of her family scattered, Catherine was left grieving and alone at twenty-four. A search for meaning led her to the nuns of Akenside Priory.Here she found a tight-knit community of dedicated women and peace in an ancient way of life. But as she surrenders to her final vows, all is not as it seems behind the Priory s closed doors.Catherine comes to realise that divine authority is mediated through flawed and all-too-human channels. She is faced with a dilemma: should she protect the serenity she has found, or speak out? Gripping A rich memoir Daily Telegraph Absorbing and beautifully written Financial Times

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.3.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Trennung / Trauer
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
• ISBN-13: 9781529921588 / 9781529921588