In This House of Brede
by:
Rumer Godden (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781844088560 (1844088561)
Publish date: February 7th 2013
Publisher: Virago
Pages no: 528
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Literature,
Book Club,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Religion,
Faith,
Christianity,
Spirituality,
Womens,
Catholic
One of my favourite reads, about a modern day business woman, Philippa, who goes into a cloistered Benedictine monastery as a nun. Quite a story, beautifully written, and very different than what you would expect. Five stars.For the longer review, please go here:http://www.epinions.com/content_33024...
Not my usual read but I do remember seeing the film:I have read Black Narcissus to a 3* and have China Court in the audio library to visit at some point.Nothing wrong with the writing, it's just I don't get the premise. Copping out of life and a wedding vow, not to mention abandoning a spaniel, just...
This is, in my opinion, a most enchanting book. It is the story of a number of years in the life of Brede Abbey, a fictional English Catholic woman’s monastery, and the nuns who live there. The book opens very simply with Penny Stevens, the juniorest typist in a government office run by a Mrs. Phili...
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