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Lädt ... In This House of Brede: A Novel (Original 1969; 2016. Auflage)von Rumer Godden (Autor)
Werk-InformationenIn This House of Brede von Rumer Godden (1969)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. This novel explores the daily lives of a group of nuns at a monastery. I really appreciated that Godden made her characters' personalities distinct, and didn't portray any of the nuns as free of flaws. There were many aspects that were thought provoking to me, especially since I'm Protestant, not Catholic. There were definitely things I could relate to, but also beliefs and practices that make the Catholic Church seem more cultish than Christlike. Story-wise, one of the "challenges" seemed overcome far too easily/conveniently, which was disappointing to me, as it was a great opportunity for character growth. Also, though a minor issue, the pages allocated to each chapter are very uneven. The average number of pages in a chapter is 30, yet one chapter is 70 pages long! This makes it difficult for me to stay motivated, as I hate having to break in the middle of a chapter. Who knew a book about nuns would be a five star read?! I unexpectedly adored this book. It centers around a Benedictine chapter of nuns - the kind of nuns who lead a contemplative life of prayer and isolate from the outside world. Philippa Talbot makes the unusual choice, as a successful 40-something business woman, to join the order. She remains the central character, and her journey to truly accepting the lifestyle and fulling opening up her heart to it is the crux of the book. But also, we see the power dynamics, relationships navigated, illness, financial difficulties of the abbey, and how the changes in the Catholic church over the 1900s will affect the Benedictine lifestyle. I don't consider myself at all religious anymore, and I know next to nothing about Catholicism. I was really ready to read the first 40 pages or so and set this one aside, but I was totally enamored. As you would expect, it's a quiet, reserved book, but the characters and situations also have a depth and heart that I loved. I read this on my kindle from the library, and I'm really considering buying a hard copy for my shelves to reread some day. this novel is quiet, and it is beautiful. when i realized there were only 50 pages left, i started crying and am still. i loved this novel on its own, but as i read on and on i felt more and more as though i were reading with, even as, my mother. the benedictine principles of stability and usefulness atop the monastic vows were hers--both what she admired and what she embodied. what she strived to be is encapsulated in abbess catherine's affectionately wry take on the novitates' flights of spiritual exaltation: they long to sleep on bare boards and to kneel on hard floors but struggle to use a pencil down to its nub. my mother was an indefatigable user of pencil-nubs. This was a beloved book from my young adulthood. Godden writes so that you are immersed in the day to day life of this mid century Christian Benedictine Abbey. Enclosed by choice in a small acreage, nevertheless, each nun must face the world daily, the implications of her choices and the depth of her soul. Whispers of eternity interspersed with an overload of barn cats leave you laughing and weeping. A most exquisite book. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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'The motto was Pax but the word was set in a circle of thorns. Peace, but what a strange peace, made of unremitting toil and effort.' Bruised by tragedy, Philippa Talbot leaves behind a successful career with the civil service for a new calling: to join an enclosed order of Benedictine nuns. In this small community of fewer than one hundred women, she soon discovers all the human frailties: jealousy, love, despair. But each crisis of heart and conscience is guided by the compassion and intelligence of the Abbess and by the Sisters' shared bond of faith and ritual. Away from the world, and yet at one with it, Philippa must learn to forgive and forget her past . . . Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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We follow these and many others over the years, some as newly entered novitiates, all the way through to the deaths of more than one. They grow and develop as the convent suffers a financial crisis and other woes, and the nuns try to overcome their petty rivalries and peeves, all narrated with a lot of good humor.
Highly recommended.
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