I Leap Over the Wall

I Leap Over the Wall
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Publisher : Robert Hale
Total Pages : 314
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ISBN-10 : 9780719816444
ISBN-13 : 0719816440
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Book Synopsis I Leap Over the Wall by : Monica Baldwin

Download or read book I Leap Over the Wall written by Monica Baldwin and published by Robert Hale. This book was released on 2015-02-28 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the age of twenty-one, Monica Baldwin - the niece of Stanley Baldwin - entered one of the oldest and most strictly enclosed contemplative orders of the Roman Catholic Church. At the age of forty-eight, and after struggling with her vocation for many years, she obtained a special rescript from Rome and left the convent. But the world Monica had known and forsaken in 1914 was very different to the world into which she emerged at the height of the Second World War ...This is the fascinating account of one woman's two very different lives, with revealing descriptions of the world of a novice, the duties of a nun's day, and the spiritual aspects of convent life. Interwoven with these are the trials and tribulations of coping with a new and alien world, as the author is confronted with fashions, interventions, politics and art totally unfamiliar to her. Written in the post-war years, this re-issue is as fresh and engaging today as it ever was. Humour, intelligence, an endearing humility and a searing honesty all characterize this remarkable classic, giving readers both a glimpse into a hidden world and a unique view on one more familiar.


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