From critically acclaimed historical fiction author Mary Sharratt, a novel based on the true story of Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179), who was offered by her parents as a tithe to the Church as a young child and who triumphed to become a powerful abbess, composer, prophet and polymath.
Illuminations is a fascinating work of historical fiction about the life and times of a saintly woman whose vision that the divine is present in all of God’s creation resonates across the centuries and is relevant today.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (October 09, 2012)
Format: EPUB
Page count: 352 pages
File size: 370 KB
Protection: DRM
Language: English
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