The Hawk and the Dove
£8.99
ISBN: 9781782641407
Publication date: February 20, 2015
Format: Ebook
Extent: 176 pages
Imprint: Lion Fiction
OTHER EDITIONS AVAILABLE: Paperback |
14th century Yorkshire: the time of Chaucer.
Father Peregrine is appointed Abbot of St Alcuin’s Benedictine abbey. An arrogant, impatient man, a hawk trying hard to be a dove – his name in religion is "Columba" – he is respected, but not loved.
A sudden, shocking act of violence changes everything. As the story unfolds, this community of monks, serious about their calling but as flawed and human as we are, come to love their ascetic but now vulnerable leader.
They lived six centuries ago, yet their struggles are our own. Finding our niche; coping with failure; living with impossible people; and discovering that we are the impossible ones.
Meet the author: Penelope Wilcock
Pen Wilcock is the author of The Hawk and the Dove series and many other books such as In Celebration of Simplicity and 100 Stand-Alone Bible Studies. She has many years of experience as a Methodist minister and has worked as a hospice and school chaplain. She has five adult daughters and lives in Hastings, East Sussex. She writes a successful blog: Kindred of the Quiet Way.
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