| Description |
ix, 144 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm |
| Series |
Virago pioneers |
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Virago pioneers.
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| Contents |
1. For ever and ever -- 2. The little queen -- 3. Born for greatness -- 4. A drop lost in the ocean -- 5. A toy of no value -- 6. The little bride -- 7. The little way -- 8. A very little saint -- 9. The shower of roses |
| Summary |
"Thérèse of Lisieux (1873-1879) has often been regarded as a model of dutiful womanhood -- pious, obedient, gentle -- her life heightened by a dramatic death from tuberculosis at the age of twenty-four. Monica Furlong's remarkable study suggests that 'religion' in an enclosed convent appealed to the fifteen-year-old Thérèse Martin as offering more fulfilment than the alternative option of early marriage and endless childbearing. Her invalidism in the convent implies that the religious life may not have lived up to her adolescent hopes. Nevertheless, within the confines of pain, disappointment, religious devotion, and the small details of everyday life, Thérèse discovered a spiritual path for herself that was daring, original and profound." -- From back cover |
| Analysis |
Carmelites Thérèse, de Lisieux, Saint - Biographies |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Thérà̈se, de Lisieux, Saint, 1873-1897
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Thérèse, de Lisieux, Saint, 1873-1897.
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Christian saints -- France -- Lisieux -- Biography.
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| SUBJECT |
Lisieux (France) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81042774 -- Biography.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001237
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| LC no. |
88128431 |
| ISBN |
0860687686 (paperback) |
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