Name: In this house of Brede
ISBN: 0829421289

Rumer Godden

In this house of Brede

'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 . . .

A Virago Modern Classic

In this House of Brede

Phoebe Watson

This was such a wonderful book, I could hardly put it down. It's a story of Benedictine enclosed nuns, portrayed as real women with all their faults and failings and full of interesting characters. It is true to the Catholic faith of such nuns without being didactic or overly religious, so I think it can be enjoyed by people of all faiths or none.

In this house of Brede

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