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Today is my litsyversary and to celebrate 7 years in my favorite community I‘m posting books I Loved so much when I read them I had a book hangover- I‘m not sure why this group of books- there are many more- but these are the ones I chose. What are some books that live in your heart years after you read them?

As I am not Catholic,I was hesitant to read this,but I quite enjoyed it.The story begins with Phillippa leaving her high-level job to enter the Benedictine order at Brede,which shocks her friends.As she learns her place & adjusts to the contemplative life the nuns lead in this order,we get to meet her sisters & explore the dramas that apparently accompany any group of women who live together.There was a lovely feeling of peace throughout this book

Do you want to read a novel about cloistered nuns in a monastery in 1960s Great Britain? Yes, you do! I see your skeptical gaze, but trust me - this book is not what you (probably) think it is. Loss, grief, love, jealousy, and duty are explored through a cast of exquisitely drawn characters. And most of the book certainly passes the Bechdel test. 😁

Thank you so much! This is such a thoughtful surprise 😁#KindLitsy

I thought the joining of a cloister as a #freezeframe on life. But after reading In This House Of Brede I had a very different perspective. BTW this book was not anything I expected and is a great read! #winterwonderland

Add to the list of things I read because Jo Walton mentioned them in a column once or twice.

It looks like I'm the first person to check out our library copy since 1984.

It's very much a book interested in white women of a certain class--the prologue with Penny & Philippa is drawn so precisely, for example, while Sister Thecla, the Japanese postulants, & the claustral sisters are never fully developed. Overall, though, I enjoyed it more than not

Me too, Dame 😂

This will do nicely, thank you ☺️

I've read lots of great children's books from this decade, but I can't come up with a single adult book. Here are two from my TBR, so I can rectify this soon.

Maybe a good reading challenge for me next year would be a reading through the decades challenge?!

#publishedinthe1960s #aprilbookshowers

This 1960s novel tells the story of a 42 yr old woman who decides to join a closed community of Benedictine nuns. Ive no knowledge of Catholicism so this was an insight into something unimaginable. Godden was assisted by nuns from a closed order in getting details right. You follow the seasons of the community, the ups and downs of personalities and spiritual struggles. It is a quiet book but gave me a feeling of peace I hadn't felt for a while.