pickFirst op shop visit yesterday. I was heading to Cardiff to visit Dance Boutique for the required theatrical pink tights so I‘m allowed to dance in the Sydney Eisteddfod this weekend! It‘s near 3 op shops so of course I took advantage of that.
pickThis pick from @librarybelle‘s #AuldLangSpine list was a delight! I thoroughly enjoyed Sister B‘s letters describing ups and downs at the convent of St. Winifreda. They open a farm shop and begin to engage the community in their struggle to remain open as church leadership is pushing to sell their land. An unexpected bonus for me was discovering that the setting was the Fenlands of East Anglia, not far from Ely—where I lived as a child. 💜💜
pickA story of a convent and the community surrounding them told through letters from Sister B. It was delightful to see how much prayer actually worked for all the travails experienced by the nuns. If only that worked for all of us! It was sweet to watch how they relied on each other and continually learned new things in order to navigate fundraising for their convent. #NunLit
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What a wonderful surprise!!! Thank you so much, Alyisha, for your generosity!!! It made my day. 💕💕
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I thought this book was very informative. It doesn‘t seem like Nuns would have a lot of influence in the Catholic Church but I loved the ways they found to fight for social justice.
I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it (some I‘ve had so long I don‘t even remember why!). Feel free to join in!
#ABookADay2024
🎶 It‘s the most wonderful time of the year—my #AuldLangSpine list has arrived!! I‘m so excited to be matched with @Librarybelle ! I‘m planning to drop in where I can with #AgathaChristieClubR3, and am also doing the #192025 challenge, so I love having the #AuldLangSpine connection as well! This is a great list, with a nice mix of genres and moods—a few I‘ve read & loved (always a good sign), some from my TBR, and lots of new-to-me picks! ⤵️
pickA quaint little epistolary novel, in which a nun from a tiny English village writes letters about her daily life to another nun abroad.
I told myself that one of these was quite enough…and then an unexpected marriage (not to Christ!) was hinted at in the third act. I‘m such a sucker. I bought the sequel immediately, which I‘m reading now.
pickThis was my first Lauren Groff. Literary fiction isn‘t my genre of choice, but I keep hearing her books described and thinking I‘ll like them. This was definitely an interesting story, I listened to the audiobook and it was well narrated. A fascinating view of a bunch of nuns in France around the time of the crusades. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
As we know from the movies, sometimes a young lady will never be a nun. I‘m rooting for Hermione and Alphonsus.
I really enjoyed this book and plan to read the sequel. And I would love to taste some of the Shoppe cookies.
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