Anchoress of Shere is a compelling crime story, set in two different centuries. It depicts the story of a beautiful woman, Christine, as she is wal...
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Jul 31, 2011
Ruth
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"c2002. A really unusual read picked up from a charity shop. Courtesy of murder express ""Anchoress begins as a story on two levels. Set in the 1960s, a British Catholic priest, Michael Duval, is writing his fictional biography of a fourteenth century woman named Christine Carpenter who, as a result of trauma induced by sexual abuse, has entered a convent and asked to become a solitary nun. She is granted her wish to become an ""anchoress"" and locked into a sm
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Feb 12, 2008
Nancy
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Very bizarre book. But okay.
In a very small town in England named Shere, a priest has embarked on a mission to chronicle the life of an actual historical figure, Christine Carpenter, known as the Anchoress of Shere. The catch is, that in his version of the story, he makes up a fictional life for her, one of pain and suffering before she "entombs" herself in a small cell adjoining a church where she is never to venture forth into the world again, in order to seek redemption More...
In a very small town in England named Shere, a priest has embarked on a mission to chronicle the life of an actual historical figure, Christine Carpenter, known as the Anchoress of Shere. The catch is, that in his version of the story, he makes up a fictional life for her, one of pain and suffering before she "entombs" herself in a small cell adjoining a church where she is never to venture forth into the world again, in order to seek redemption More...
Feb 11, 2010
LJ
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The Anchoress of Shere - Ex
Paul Moorecraft
In 1329, Christine Carpenter, an actual personage who lived in the village of Shere in the Surrey woodlands, had herself walled up in a church cell to live out her remaining days in prayer and meditation. In our own time, scholars have come to the village to study the legendary "Anchoress of Shere" to try to understand her drastic decision.
Among them is Father Michael Duval, whose interest in Christine's story has More...
Paul Moorecraft
In 1329, Christine Carpenter, an actual personage who lived in the village of Shere in the Surrey woodlands, had herself walled up in a church cell to live out her remaining days in prayer and meditation. In our own time, scholars have come to the village to study the legendary "Anchoress of Shere" to try to understand her drastic decision.
Among them is Father Michael Duval, whose interest in Christine's story has More...
May 16, 2009
Undercovershygirl
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I loved this book - murder mystery that leaps from the history books of real anchoresses who walled themselves in churches to pay their lifetime of respect to GOD to a modern day obsessed man who is enthralled with the story of a specific anchoress. It's a pretty easy read along the lines of "thrillers" but i especially appreciated how the story was told and the attention given to the historical aspects with a suspenseful tie in to the future. One of my faves!
Oct 26, 2010
Mckinley
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Hadn't heard about the practice of walling up religious practitioners. SO that was very interesting.
Dec 03, 2011
Lisa
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This was quite a disturbing book, not just because of the subject matter - a Catholic priest becomes a serial killer in an attempt to create a 'holy woman' in the modern world, emulating a 13th century anchoress - but also in how the female character fared after her ordeal. The story behind the anchoress was interesting, but as it was all imagined by the killer-priest, it isn't a true story. That's a pity, because I'd like to know more about the real anchoress who inspired the book.
Sep 05, 2010
Dymphna
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I did not want to like this book as I don't enjoy violence. But the book, once begun, is worth finishing as it shows that continuing life in the face of horrible occurrences is truly a gift of God.
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