The Long Fall
A Historical, Spirituality, Inspirational book. Silence is full of speech. Penelope Wilcock, The Long Fall
14th-century Yorkshire, the time of ChaucerPeregrine, strong and beloved abbot of St. Alcuin’s monastery, suffers a stroke. Now incapacitated, he begins an arduous recovery with the help of his brothers in the infirmary.Brother Tom, the young monk closest to him, is horrified by the suffering Peregrine’s illness has inflicted. He keeps his distance, out of his depth. How will he find the courage to make this demanding journey of vulnerability with his friend? How will they communicate, now that Peregrine can no longer speak? How will Tom respond to the terrible, secret promise his abbot asks him to make?In this journey to the depths of humanity, the two men discover together the treasures of darkness and the intimate mystery of compassion. Engaging and beautifully written, warm and haunting, The Long Fall concludes the first trilogy in the Hawk and the Dove series.
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- Pages: 224 pages
- ISBN: 9781782641438 / 1782641432
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There is no healing without hope. Despair is lifes direst enemy. Despair is living death. Penelope Wilcock, The Long Fall Silence is full of speech. Penelope Wilcock, The Long Fall
This book is thpe 3rd in the series The Hawk & the Dove. It is written in a little different style than the first two in that it doesn't have any of the family telling the stories. It is all about the monks and the monastary.Father Peregrine, who has been the main character in the first two books kind of takes the back seat in this... Title: The Long Fall (The Hawk and the Dove #3)Author: Penelope WilcockPages: 224Year: 1993Publisher: Lion FictionThis third book in the series follows the deepening friendship between Brother Tom and Father Peregrine as they continue their service in the monastic life to God under the St. Benedictine creed. Even though the brothers... I had a hard time reading this book and staying interested. The Abbot has a stroke and a young brother tries to help. This was too out there for me.
