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Zusatztext A magnificent recreation of the life of a medieval convent! dense with physical detail and imagined lives Informationen zum Autor Born in Harrow (1893-1978), Sylvia Townsend Warner published seven novels, four volumes of poetry, a volume of essays and eight volumes of short stories. She lived most of her adult life with her close companion Valentine Ackland in Dorset and Norfolk. Klappentext 'A spellbinding piece of historical fiction . . . spare, luminous . . . One starts rereading as soon as one has reached the last page' Sunday Times 'A magnificent recreation of the life of a medieval convent' Daily Telegraph To become a nun in the fourteenth century was often a business transaction rather than a spiritual calling; it is small wonder, then, that the inhabitants of Oby, a Benedictine convent, are prey to worldly ambitions, frustrations, pleasures and jealousies. An outbreak of the Black Death, the collapse of the convent spire and a nun's disappearance are dramas that are interwoven with the everyday life of the clositered community. A masterful historical novel of monastic life, set in the 14th century. Many consider this Townsend Warner´s most accomplished work. Zusammenfassung A masterful historical novel of monastic life, set in the 14th century. Many consider this Townsend Warner's most accomplished work.
