In This House of Brede
Rumer Godden
Open Road Media
<p><B>The poignant, <I>New York Times</I>&#8211;bestselling novel of the spiritual and personal lives of nuns cloistered in a Benedictine monastery as change begins to rock the Catholic Church.</B><BR /> <BR /> For most of her adult life, Philippa Talbot has been a successful British professional. Now in her forties, the World War II&#8211;widow has made a startling decision: She's giving up her civil service career and elite social standing to join a convent as a postulant Roman Catholic nun.<BR /> <BR /> In Sussex in the south of England, Philippa begins her new life inside Brede Abbey, a venerable, 130-year-old Benedictine monastery. Taking her place among a diverse group of extraordinary women, young and old, she is welcomed into the surprisingly rich and complex world of the devout, whom faith, fate, and circumstance have led there. From their personal stories, both uplifting and heartbreaking, Philippa draws great strength in the weeks, months, and years that follow, as the...</p></BR>