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The cloister walk

The cloister walk1996

Kathleen Norris

About this book

A New York Times bestseller for 23 weeksA New York Times Notable Book of the Year"A strange and beautiful book...Part memoir, part meditation, it is a remarkable piece of writing." -The Boston Globe"The Cloister Walk is a new opportunity to discover a remarkable writer with a huge, wise heart...Norris resonates deeply for a lot of people: She's one of those writers who demands to be handed around. You want to share this great discovery, giving her work as a gift3/4or you simply shove a copy in the face of a friend, saying 'Read this.'" -Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Details

First published
1996
Publisher
Penguin
Pages
420
ISBN-13
9781101215661
OL Work ID
OL1838569W

Subjects

Catholic ChurchLiturgySpiritual lifeMonastic and religious lifeNonfictionReligion & SpiritualityLiturgieÉglise catholiqueLiturgicsVie religieuse et monastiqueVie spirituelleLarge type booksCatholic church, liturgyWomen, religious lifeBenedictinesPoets, biographySt. John's Abbey (Collegeville, Minn.)

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