I HAVE SAT HERE LONG with the pen poised over parchment and now interrupt my own history to describe events taking place in the present.
An edition of Confessions of a pagan nun
(2001)
Confessions of a pagan nun
a novel
1st ed.
by Kate Horsley
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"Cloistered in a stone cell at the monastery of Saint Brigit, a sixth-century Irish nun secretly records the memories of her Pagan youth, interrupting her assigned task of transcribing Augustine and Patrick.".
"Gwynneve writes of her village's pigkeepers and fishermen, their petty squabbles and lusty warrior sagas. She writes of her fiercely independent mother, whose skill with healing plants and inner strength she inherited. She writes of her druid teacher, the brusque but magnetic Giannon, who first introduced her to the mysteries of written language.".
"But disturbing events at the cloister keep intervening. As the monastery is rent by vague and fantastic accusations, Gwynneve's words become the one force that can save her from annihilation."--BOOK JACKET.
Publish Date
2001
Publisher
Shambhala,
Distributed in the U.S. by Random House
Language
English
Pages
191
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Druids and Druidism, Nuns, Fiction, Women, Celtic, Celtic Women, History, Women, Fiction, religious, Fiction, historical, Ireland, fiction, Fiction, historical, general, Druids and druidismPlaces
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Confessions of a Pagan Nun: A Novel
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Confessions of a pagan nun: a novel
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Conflict between the Celtics Druids and the Christians led by Saint Patrick in fifth century Ireland, as told by a nun who had earlier herself had a druid's training. While not always historically accurate, it is worth reading for its evocative language and re-creation of a forgotten time.
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