{"product_id":"ordinary-devotion-9781958972472","title":"Ordinary Devotion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBraided medieval and modern stories of an anchoress, her handmaiden, and the adjunct professor searching for them across centuries as they each navigate ambition, confinement, and the patriarchy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The modern and medieval stories spiral in and out of each other, intricate and vivid as the letters of illuminated manuscripts, connected by the mysteries of paradox: confinement and freedom, loss and fulfillment.” —\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Cunningham\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Life as a Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e and The Maeve Chronicles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “Holt-Browning is adept at honing in on the passion for life, nature, and language that can sustain a person through the hardest times.” —\u003cb\u003eNerissa Nields\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlastic Angel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAll Together Singing in the Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelve-year-old Elinor is enclosed with an anchoress, Lady Adela, in a cell at Wenlock Abbey, 14th century England. Centuries later, an adjunct professor of medieval studies discovers Elinor’s long-lost book of hours on a research trip to England. Holt-Browning explores women’s timeless struggle for personal agency as her unforgettable characters discover the burdens and rewards of faith and devotion. A must-read for fans of Julian of Norwich.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kristen Holt-Browning","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48286835966203,"sku":"9781958972472","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781958972472.jpg?v=1772488285","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/ordinary-devotion-9781958972472","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}