pickA story of a convent and the community surrounding them told through letters from Sister B. It was delightful to see how much prayer actually worked for all the travails experienced by the nuns. If only that worked for all of us! It was sweet to watch how they relied on each other and continually learned new things in order to navigate fundraising for their convent. #NunLit
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pickPerhaps one of the most beautiful books I have recently read. The narrator, a woman in the middle of her life, removes herself from this world of greed&destruction. In a convent she finds time to reflect&we have the privilege to accompany her on her contemplative journey into memory,remorse &grief. There‘s so much to unpack in this book:spirituality& the meaning of religion&community, the plague &the nemesis who are also a symbol for the
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I thought this book was very informative. It doesn‘t seem like Nuns would have a lot of influence in the Catholic Church but I loved the ways they found to fight for social justice.
I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it (some I‘ve had so long I don‘t even remember why!). Feel free to join in!
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🎶 It‘s the most wonderful time of the year—my #AuldLangSpine list has arrived!! I‘m so excited to be matched with @Librarybelle ! I‘m planning to drop in where I can with #AgathaChristieClubR3, and am also doing the #192025 challenge, so I love having the #AuldLangSpine connection as well! This is a great list, with a nice mix of genres and moods—a few I‘ve read & loved (always a good sign), some from my TBR, and lots of new-to-me picks! ⤵️
pickA quaint little epistolary novel, in which a nun from a tiny English village writes letters about her daily life to another nun abroad.
I told myself that one of these was quite enough…and then an unexpected marriage (not to Christ!) was hinted at in the third act. I‘m such a sucker. I bought the sequel immediately, which I‘m reading now.
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This book was the opposite of Betty and I am grateful for that. I needed to quiet my brain. I loved all the small stories of the narrators life. All those thoughts you have that you file away, that then pop up later. Some are profound, enlightening and instrumental to your past, while others are just bits of fluff, insignificant observations. #Ozfiction
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I have yet to read Safekeep (my next-up) and Creation Lake but, as it stands, for me it's a contest between this and James.
It's a quiet, pensive, slow-paced book, with themes of grief, remorse, forgiveness. It explores how we go about the task of being able to live with ourselves (never mind others!) and whether "retreat" is a culpable or even possible response to the world. Oh, and there's a plague of mice to keep it real.
pickMy pile of recently read books!! First Slow Horses by Mick Herron…I love a spy thriller. This one..the first in the series introduces us to the spooks from Slough House..I will definitely read the next book! One of my favourites Tokyo Express…A clever twisty Japanese crime novel. The Big Sleep.. my first Raymond Chandler..fab! Stone Yard Devotional..a quiet book that will stick with you and Evie Wyld and Kate Atkinson always worth reading!
