| Confessions of a Pagan Nun Revised Edition Contributor(s): Horsley, Kate (Author) |
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ISBN: 1570629137 ISBN-13: 9781570629136 Publisher: Shambhala OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2002 Annotation: In this compelling historical novel, an Irish woman struggles between the old Druid ways and the rising tide of Christianity. A Book Sense 76 Selection. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Historical - Medieval - Fiction | Christian - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5" W x 7.26" (0.43 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Celtic - Cultural Region - Ireland - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A druid-turned-nun writes of faith, love, and loss in this "beautifully written and thought-provoking book" set at the dawn of Ireland's Christian era (Library Journal) Cloistered in a stone cell at the monastery of Saint Brigit, a sixth-century Irish nun secretly records the memories of her Pagan youth, interrupting her assigned task of transcribing Augustine and Patrick. She revisits her past, piece by piece--her fiercely independent mother, whose skill with healing plants and inner strength she inherited; her druid teacher, the brusque and magnetic Giannon, who introduced her to the mysteries of the written language. But disturbing events at the cloister keep intervening. As the monastery is rent by vague and fantastic accusations, Gwynneve's words become the one force that can save her from annihilation. "As a slant of sunlight illuminates jewels long buried, Kate Horsley's novel brings words to an ancient silence and a living, vivid presence to people who lived in that time of great changes and estrangements we call the Dark Ages." --Ursula K. Le Guin |