{"product_id":"9780140440737","title":"The Life of St Teresa of Avila by Herself","description":"Author: Avila, Teresa Of\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780140440737\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jan 1964\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most influential - and best loved - spiritual autobiographies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in the Castilian town of  vila in 1515, Teresa entered the Carmelite convent of the Incarnation when she was twenty-one. Tormented by illness, doubts and self-recrimination, she gradually came to recognize the power of prayer and contemplation - her spiritual enlightenment was intensified by many visions and mystical experiences, including the piercing of her heart by a spear of divine love. She went on to found seventeen Carmelite monasteries throughout Spain. Teresa always denied her own saintliness, however,  saying in a letter: 'There is no suggestion of that nonsense about my supposed sanctity.' This frank account is one of the great stories of a religious life and a literary masterpiece - after Don Quixote, it is Spain's most widely read prose classic.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48128392724638,"sku":"UBD-9780140440737","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780140440737.jpg?v=1786540123","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780140440737","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}