The Land Of Spices
$35.97
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
6 August 2006
Summary
Mere Marie-Helene once turned her back on life, sealing up her heart in order to devote herself to God. Now the formidable Mother Superior of an Irish convent, she has, for some time, been experiencing grave doubts about her vocation. But when she meets Anna Murphy, the youngest-ever boarder, the little girl’s solemn, poetic nature captivates her and she feels ‘a storm break in her hollow heart’. Between them an unspoken allegiance is formed that will sustain each through the years as the Rev…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844083169 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1844083160 |
| Author: | Kate O'Brien |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 6 August 2006 |
| Weight: | 259g |
| Dimensions: | 204mm x 130mm x 24mm |
| Series: | Virago Modern Classics |
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This subtle and beautifully constructed novel deals with the conflict between human and divine love– Sunday Times
O’Brien exquisitely evokes the harem atmosphere of convent life, the beauty and the silence, the bickering and the cruelties … If novels can be music, this is a novel with perfect pitch - Clare Boylan
A wonderful book, a land to be revisited - Irish TimesThis subtle and beautifully constructed novel deals with the conflict between human and divine love - Sunday TimesO’Brien exquisitely evokes the harem atmosphere of convent life, the beauty and the silence, the bickering and the cruelties … If novels can be music, this is a novel with perfect pitch - Clare BoylanA wonderful book, a land to be revisited - Irish TimesThis subtle and beautifully constructed novel deals with the conflict between human and divine love - Sunday TimesAbout The Author
Kate O'Brien
Kate O’Brien (1897-1974), one of Ireland’s greatest and best-loved writers, was born in Limerick. As well as writing plays, travel, and biography, she published nine wonderful novels.
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