| Impossible Saints Contributor(s): Roberts, Michéle (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156006596 ISBN-13: 9780156006590 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1999 Annotation: What does it take for a woman to be judged saintly? In this wily, wonderfully original novel, Mich le Roberts tells the story of the fictional Saint Josephine: her life and death, her childhood and evolution from woman to nun to abbess, her unlikely canonization. The more we discover, the more incredible her sainthood seems. Who was Saint Josephine? Craven nun or fearless miracle worker? Pious role model or seductress? Illuminating Saint Josephine's story are the equally fantastical stories of eleven actual female saints: mad one-armed girls, beauties locked in towers, mothers who encourage their daughters' fatal anorexia, ingenues who seduce and dismember their fathers. Together the stories expose the historical conflict between female sexuality and religion, the roots of female roles in the church, and the troubled love between fathers and daughters. In original exploration of love, faith, and desire, Impossible Saints is a funny, disturbing, and utterly compelling novel about modern women who came before their time. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Christian - Historical - Fiction | Religious - General - Fiction | Christian - Romance - Historical |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 99012591 |
| Series: Harvest Book |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.56" W x 8.46" (0.91 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Religious Orientation - Christian - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What does it take for a woman to be judged saintly? In this wily, wonderfully original novel, Michle Roberts tells the story of the fictional Saint Josephine: her life and death, her childhood and evolution from woman to nun to abbess, her unlikely canonization. The more we discover, the more incredible her sainthood seems. Who was Saint Josephine? Craven nun or fearless miracle worker? Pious role model or seductress? Illuminating Saint Josephine's story are the equally fantastical stories of eleven actual female saints: mad one-armed girls, beauties locked in towers, mothers who encourage their daughters' fatal anorexia, ingenues who seduce and dismember their fathers. Together the stories expose the historical conflict between female sexuality and religion, the roots of female roles in the church, and the troubled love between fathers and daughters. In original exploration of love, faith, and desire, Impossible Saints is a funny, disturbing, and utterly compelling novel about modern women who came before their time. |