Synopses & Reviews
Review
"Star power may have been invented by Teresa of Avila, the sexiest saint of all. Medwick gives us a fresh, secular look at Teresa's orgasmic devotion to find, at last, the woman beneath the saint, the sacred bud as it bloomed through the woman." Molly Peacock, author of Paradise Piece by Piece
Review
"A perceptive, intelligent, and lively biography, which should bring the robust spirituality and vibrant personality of this extraordinary woman the wider recognition she deserves." Karen Armstrong, author of The History of God