Lying awake
In a Carmelite monastery outside present-day Los Angeles, Sister John of the Cross experiences visions of such dazzling power and insight that she is considered a spiritual master. But they are accompanied by powerful headaches, and when a doctor reveals they may be dangerous, she faces a devastating choice since she fears a "cure" may end her spiritual gifts.
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- Full title :Lying awake / Mark Salzman ; [illustrations by Stephanie Shieldhouse]
Summary
In a Carmelite monastery outside present-day Los Angeles, Sister John of the Cross experiences visions of such dazzling power and insight that she is considered a spiritual master. But they are accompanied by powerful headaches, and when a doctor reveals they may be dangerous, she faces a devastating choice since she fears a "cure" may end her spiritual gifts.
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- Publication Date:©2000
- Edition:First Vintage Contemporaries edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Vintage Contemporaries, Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2000
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (181 pages) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781400077755, 1400077753
- oclc:ocn680643087
- LC Classification:PS3569.A4627
- Dewey Decimal:813/.54
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