The White Ladies of Worcester: A Romance of the Twelfth Century

The White Ladies of Worcester: A Romance of the Twelfth Century is a historical romance novel by Florence L. Barclay, written in the early 20th century. Set within a convent, the story follows Sister Mary Antony, the oldest lay-sister, as she navigates her duties and the complex lives of the nuns, including the stern Prioress and the troubled Sister Mary Seraphine. Themes of spirituality, earthly desires, and the haunting past are woven throughout the narrative, particularly through the ritual of counting the nuns returning from Vespers, which is steeped in tragedy and memory.