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:1st ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):distributed by Random House, Knopf
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2000.
The Physical Object
- Description:181 pages : : illustrations ; : 20 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0375406328, 9780375406324, 0375706062, 9780375706066, 0783893957, 9780783893952
- oclc:ocm43109970
- LC Classification:PS3569.A4627
- Dewey Decimal:813/.54
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