An Infinity of Little Hours: The Trial of Faith of Five Young Men in the Western World's Most Austere Monastic Order | 
pickI felt like entering into a new world, in a different era so old, so archaic and fascinating! Deeply researched and astonishingly documented, An Infinity of Little Hours was unlike any non-fiction books I have read before. I couldn't put it down! The story was told about the most austere and isolated monastic order in the western world, the Carthusian Monks. Ms. Nancy Maguire chronicled the life of five individuals from their 👇
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thevagabondlawyer live a lifelong commitment of solitude and contemplation. Founded in 1084, the Carthusian monks still followed a 900 year-old tradition and defied any change or intrusion in their way of life. Thanks to an episode in #WhatShouldIReadNext by #AnneBogel where this book was mentioned, I immediately grabbed a copy and read it. I never even heard about Carthusians before! It was a whole new experience and remarkably worth my time. 👏📖 3y
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