Sister Teresa: The Woman Who Became Saint Teresa of Ávila

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Synopsis
&“This brilliant fictional biography of Saint Teresa of Ávila breathes new life into a sacred subject&” (Booklist). She is Saint Teresa—known as a mystic, reformer, and founder of convents, and the author of numerous texts that introduced her radical religious ideas and practices to a society suffering through the repressive throes of the Spanish Inquisition. In Bárbara Mujica&’s masterful tale, her story—her days of youthful romance, her sensual fits of spiritual rapture, secret heritage as a Jewish convert to Catholicism, cloak-and-dagger political dealings, struggles against sexual blackmail, and mysterious illness—unfolds with a tumultuous urgency. Blending fact with fiction in vivid detail, painstakingly researched and beautifully rendered, Mujica&’s tale conjures a brilliant picture of sisterhood, faith, the terror of religious persecution, the miracle of salvation, and of one woman&’s challenge to the power of strict orthodoxy, a challenge that consisted of a crime of passion—her own personal relationship with God. &“This engaging novel depicts Teresa of Ávila as an extraordinary woman whose visions, church reform ideas and writing may well have been inspired by God . . . Surprisingly light and entertaining.&” —Publishers Weekly &“A lifelong friend remembers Teresa of Ávila, &‘Spain&’s most beloved saint,&’ in this richly entertaining historical novel from Mujica . . . An earthy, humanizing portrait.&” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) &“Mujica brings this tumultuous time in history to vivid life. A very interesting and compelling novel which focuses more on Teresa&’s entire life rather than simply her religion.&” —Historical Novel Society
Copyright:
2007

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
385 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781468306132
Related ISBNs:
9781590200254
Publisher:
ABRAMS, Inc.
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
B
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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