The Anchoress [electronic resource]
Robyn Cadwallader2015
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From a remarkable new Australian author comes THE ANCHORESS, a story set within
the confines of a stone cell measuring seven paces by nine. Tiny in scope but
universal in themes, it is a wonderful, wholly compelling fictional achievement.
Set in the twelfth century, THE ANCHORESS tells the story of Sarah, only
seventeen when she chooses to become an anchoress, a holy woman shut away in a
small cell, measuring seven paces by nine, at the side of the village church.
Fleeing the grief of losing a much-loved sister in childbirth and the pressure
to marry, she decides to renounce the world, with all its dangers, desires and
temptations, and to commit herself to a life of prayer and service to God. But
as she slowly begins to understand, even the thick, unforgiving walls of her
cell cannot keep the outside world away, and it is soon clear that Sarah's body
and soul are still in great danger ... Telling an absorbing story of faith,
desire, shame, fear and the very human need for c...
Main title:
The Anchoress [electronic resource] / Robyn Cadwallader
Author:
Robyn Cadwallader, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : HarperCollins, 2015
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (320 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781460702987
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
427852
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |