{"product_id":"9780349017532","title":"In this House of Brede","description":"Author: Rumer Godden\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349017532\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 13 May 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 528 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCED BY LAUREN GROFF \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Rumer Godden's novels have a timeless shimmer' \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'One hundred years after her birth, Rumer Godden's novels still pulse with life' MATTHEW DENNISON, \u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Her craftsmanship is always sure' \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The motto was Pax but the word was set in a circle of thorns. Peace, but what a strange peace, made of unremitting toil and effort . . .'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBruised by tragedy, Philippa Talbot leaves behind a successful career with the civil service for a new calling: to join an enclosed order of Benedictine nuns. In this small community of fewer than one hundred women, she soon discovers all the human frailties: jealousy, love, despair. But each crisis of heart and conscience is guided by the compassion and intelligence of the Abbess and by the Sisters' shared bond of faith and ritual. Away from the world, and yet at one with it, Philippa must learn to forgive and forget her past . . .\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA vivid, moving and insightful portrait of religious community,\u003ci\u003e In This House of Brede\u003c\/i\u003e is one of Godden's very best 'convent novels - from the author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Narcissus \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe River\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46491596783774,"sku":"ADS-9780349017532","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349017532.jpg?v=1770594720","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349017532","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}