![]() Away from the world, and yet at one with it, Philippa must learn to forgive and forget her past. 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. In this small community of fewer than one hundred women, she soon discovers all the human frailties: jealousy, love, despair. By the author of Black Narcissus and The Riverīruised 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. 'īruised by tragedy, Philippa Talbot leaves behind a successful career. Peace, but what a strange peace, made of unremitting toil and effort. 'The motto was Pax but the word was set in a circle of thorns. 'Her craftsmanship is always sure' NEW YORK TIMES ![]() 'One hundred years after her birth, Rumer Godden's novels still pulse with life' MATTHEW DENNISON, TELEGRAPH 'Rumer Godden's novels have a timeless shimmer' GUARDIAN By the author of Black Narcissus and The River ![]()
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