The Corner That Held Them
Author: Warner, Sylvia Townsend
ISBN: 9780241454817
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 28 Jan 2021
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
A masterpiece of historical fiction, The Corner That Held Them depicts the lives of medieval nuns amid the turmoil of rebellion and the Black Death
Sylvia Townsend Warner's portrayal of a fourteenth-entury nunnery is widely considered to be one of the greatest historical novels of all time. An often hilarious ode to community living, it is also a poignant, delicate exploration of spirituality's relationship to the material world.
ISBN: 9780241454817
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 28 Jan 2021
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
A masterpiece of historical fiction, The Corner That Held Them depicts the lives of medieval nuns amid the turmoil of rebellion and the Black Death
Sylvia Townsend Warner's portrayal of a fourteenth-entury nunnery is widely considered to be one of the greatest historical novels of all time. An often hilarious ode to community living, it is also a poignant, delicate exploration of spirituality's relationship to the material world.
