Rakestraw Books presents
Sarah Dunant Reading & Signing
One of our all-time favorites has a brilliant new book!
- When
- Thu Jul 23, 2009
- Where
- Rakestraw Books
- Time
- 7 PM
- Tags
- Literary Arts, Author Appearances, Book Stores
Description
The year is 1570, and in the convent of Santa Caterina, in the Italian city of Ferrara, noblewomen find space to pursue their lives under God's protection. But any community, however smoothly run, suffers tremors when it takes in someone by force. And the arrival of Santa Caterina’s new novice sets in motion a chain of events that will shake the convent to its core. As Serafina rails against her incarceration, others are drawn into the drama: the ancient, mysterious Suora Magdalena -- with her history of visions and ecstasies–locked in her cell; the ferociously devout novice mistress Suora Umiliana, who comes to see in the postulant a way to extend her influence; and, watching it all, the abbess, Madonna Chiara, a woman as fluent in politics as she is in prayer. As disorder and rebellion mount, it is the abbess’s job to keep the convent stable while, outside its walls, the dictates of the Counter-Reformation begin to purge the Catholic Church. A great and provocative read.More Info
- Link
- http://www.rakestrawbooks.com
- Call
- 925.837.7337
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