Publication

1981 - Viking Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

126,250 words, Guess

Page Count

505 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivenunssoldiers00iris
  • ISBN-100670518263
  • ISBN-139780670518265
  • Goodreads2477951
  • LibraryThing5372
and 4 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number80016935
  • OCLC Control Number6421233
  • Better World Books9780670518265
  • Open LibraryOL4102403M

Classifications

  • DDC823/.914
  • LCCPR6063.U7 N8 1981
  • LCCPR6063.U7.N8 1981
and 1 more
  • LCCPZ4.M974Nu 1981

Description

Set in London and in the South of France, this brilliantly structured novel centers on two women: Gertrude Openshaw, bereft from the recent death of her husband, yet awakening to passion; and Anne Cavidge, who has returned in doubt from many years in a nunnery, only to encounter her personal Christ. A fascinating array of men and women hover in urgent orbit around them: the "Count," a lonely Pole obsessively reliving his émigré father's patriotic anguish; Tim Reede, a seedy yet appealing artist, and Daisy, his mistress; the manipulative Mrs. Mount; and many other magically drawn characters moving between desire and obligation, guilt and joy. This edition of Nuns and Soldiers includes a new introduction by renowned religious historian Karen Armstrong.

Description

Anne Cavidge leaves the nunnery and remeets an old friend, Gertrude Openshaw, who is going through a crisis in her life.

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Genres

  • Fiction

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  • Nuns and soldiersViking Press1981-01-01
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