Luan gaines, curled up with a good book the masterful skill sharratt displays in illuminations is to create a real and accessible hildegard who rises above the legends, projections and reinventions, thus. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Skillfully interweaving historical fact with psychological insight and vivid imagination, sharratts redemptive novel, illuminations, brings to life one of the most. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Riveting and utterly unforgettable, illuminations is a deeply moving portrayal of a woman willing to risk everything for what she believed. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Written by mary sharratt, audiobook narrated by tavia gilbert.
Mary sharratt books list of books by author mary sharratt. Kris waldherr, author of doomed queens and bad princess. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading illuminations. Hildegard of bingen 10981179, benedictine abbess and polymath, composed an entire corpus of sacred music and wrote nine books on subjects as diverse as. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read illuminations. I loved mary sharratts the daughters of witching hill, but she has outdone herself with illuminations. Sharon kay penman one could not anticipate this majesty and drama. The author of four critically acclaimed novels, mary sharratt is an american who lived for twelve years in germany, which, along with her interest in sacred music and herbal medicine, inspired her to write illuminations. Skillfully interweaving historical fact with psychological insight and vivid imagination, sharratts redemptive novel, illuminations, brings to life one of the most extraordinary women of the middle ages. Interview with mary sharratt, author of illuminations today, flashlight commentary is pleased to welcome author mary sharratt to our little corner of the net to discuss her latest release, illuminations.
Skillfully interweaving historical fact with psychological insight and vivid imagination, sharratts redemptive novel, illuminations, brings to life. Like ann patchetts bel canto, illuminations is primarily about relationships forged under pressure. Mary sharratt is an american writer who lives with her belgian husband in the pendle region of lancashire, england, the setting for her acclaimed 2010 novel, daughters of the witching hill, which recasts the pendle witches of 1612 in their historical context as cunning folk and healers. Illuminations book hennepin county library bibliocommons.
The dark ladys mask writes historical fiction focusing on strong women who have been overlooked by history. One thing i liked right away about the book was the coverthe designer. Mary sharratt audio books, best sellers, author bio. Mary sharratt has undertaken this with sensitivity and grace. Check out all the stops on mary sharratts illuminations virtual book. Margaret george, author of mary, called magdalene i loved mary sharratts the daughters of witching hill, but she has outdone herself with illuminations. Mary sharratt has perfectly weaved together fact and fiction. In this brilliantly researched and insightful novel, mary sharratt offers a deeply moving portrait of a woman willing to risk everything for what she. She is a woman i knew nothing about before reading this novel and i found her story completely enthralling. Illuminations by mary sharratt goodreads share book. The real power of the book for me lies in the first part of the novel, when the eightyearold girl is subjected to extreme hardship. Mary sharratt on tour for illuminations, october 14. Mary sharratts novels write women back into history.
Interview with mary sharratt, author of illuminations. I will also be visiting minnesota for author events. Sometimes, a book comes along that i never would have picked up except for a book club. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. As the 10th child, hildegard is given to the church a. October 15, 20, illuminations will be released in trade paperback. She brings one of the most famous and enigmatic women of the middle ages to vibrant. Im glad the group selected mary sharratts illumina. Margaret george, author of mary, called magdalene i loved mary sharratts the daughters of.
In this brilliantly researched and insightful novel, mary sharratt offers a deeply moving portrait of a woman willing to risk everything for what she believed, a triumphant exploration of the life she might well have lived. A triumphant portrait of a resilient and courageous woman and the life she might have lived. Mary sharratt has written a distinct historical novel set in medieval germany of struggle and spiritual evolution in the life of girl taken from hearth and home to accompany a holy woman in a. She brings one of the most famous and enigmatic women of the middle ages to vibrant life.
Illuminations has left me with the most lasting impression of this woman, a soul who has certainly earned her place in history. See all books authored by mary sharratt, including daughters of the witching hill, and illuminations. Skillfully interweaving historical fact with psychological insight. Mary sharratts ecstasy is as heartbreaking and seductive as alma mahler herself. Hildegard is only eight years old when her mother delivers her to an isolated monastery where she is bricked into two tiny chambers and an enclosed but unroofed garden with another, older girl for a life of imposed piety. The novel contains a wealth of historical detail, but its true strength lies in the complex characterization of hildegard, who is portrayed as a deeply religious but flawed. Foxs book illuminations of hildegard of bingen remains one of the most accessible and popular books on the 12thcentury visionary. Reading guide for illuminations by mary sharratt discussion guide for book clubs. Illuminations by mary sharratt, 9780544106536, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
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