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The corner that held themby Sylvia Townsend Warner
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In memory of the wife who had once dishonored and always despised him, Brian de Retteville founded a 12th-century convent in Norfolk. Two centuries later, the Benedictine community is well established there and, as befits a convent whose origin had such ironic beginnings, the inhabitants are prey to the ambitions, squabbles, jealousies, and pleasures of less spiritual environments. An outbreak of the Black Death, the collapse of the convent spire, the Bishop's visitation, and a nun's disappearance are interwoven with the everyday life of the nuns, novices, and prioresses in this marvelous imagined history of a 14th-century nunnery. Synopsis:During the 14th century, in Norfolk, the inhabitants of a Benedictine convent go about daily business. Here are the dramas - Black Death, the fall of the convent spire, the Bishop's visitation, a nun's disappearance - together with everyday squabbles, ambitions, jealousies and pleasures. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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