{"product_id":"confessions-of-a-pagan-nun-9781645475255","title":"Confessions of a Pagan Nun [Horsley, Kate]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eKate Horsley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA druid-turned-nun writes of faith, love, and loss in this \"beautifully written and thought-provoking book\" set at the dawn of Ireland's Christian era (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCloistered 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. She revisits her past, piece by piece--her fiercely independent mother, whose skill with healing plants and inner strength she inherited; her druid teacher, the brusque and magnetic Giannon, who introduced her to the mysteries of the written language. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As a slant of sunlight illuminates jewels long buried, Kate Horsley's novel brings words to an ancient silence and a living, vivid presence to people who lived in that time of great changes and estrangements we call the Dark Ages.\" \u003cb\u003e--Ursula K. Le Guin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.05oz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781645475255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKate Horsley lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and teaches creative writing at Central New Mexico Community College. A poet as well as a novelist, Horsley has a PhD in American Studies and has published five novels. Her book \u003ci\u003eA Killing in a New Town\u003c\/i\u003e was the winner of the 1996 Western States Book Award for Fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45018510000304,"sku":"9781645475255b","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2341\/9361\/files\/img_3f0bc6bf-6ab7-4a27-ba9c-34c9799d1626.jpg?v=1773967675","url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/confessions-of-a-pagan-nun-9781645475255","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}