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Synopsis. The novel is a portrait of religious life in England that centers on Philippa Talbot, a highly successful professional woman and self-described free-thinker and renegade, who leaves her comfortable life among the London elite to join a cloistered Benedictine community of contemplative Roman Catholic nuns.
- Rumer Godden
- 1969
Feb 27, 1975 · A drama based on Rumer Godden's novel about a woman who becomes a Benedictine nun. Starring Diana Rigg, Pamela Brown, Gwen Watford and others, directed by George Schaefer.
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- George Schaefer
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- Diana Rigg, Pamela Brown, Gwen Watford
4.35. 6,149 ratings949 reviews. This extraordinarily sensitive and insightful portrait of religious life centers on Philippa Talbot, a highly successful professional woman who leaves her life among the London elite to join a cloistered Benedictine community.
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Feb 1, 2005 · In this gripping narrative of the crises surrounding the ancient Brede abbey, Rumer Godden penetrates to the mysterious, inner heart of a religious community—a place of complexity and conflict, as well as joy and love. It is a place where Philippa, to her own surprise and her friends’ astonishment, finds her life by losing it.
- 1969
- Rumer Godden
Dec 13, 2016 · In This House of Brede: A Novel Kindle Edition. by Rumer Godden (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. 4.5 1,782 ratings. See all formats and editions. Following World War II, a British widow joins a Benedictine monastery in this poignant New York Times bestseller from the author of Black Narcissus.
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- Rumer Godden
Dec 13, 2016 · In This House of Brede. : Rumer Godden. Open Road Media, Dec 13, 2016 - Fiction - 506 pages. Following World War II, a British widow joins a Benedictine monastery in this poignant New...
In This House of Brede Hardcover – September 22, 1969. by Rumer Godden (Author) 4.5 1,725 ratings. See all formats and editions. Kindle. $0.00 Read with Kindle Unlimited to also enjoy access to over 4 million more titles $3.99 to buy. Hardcover. $57.95 29 Used from $7.62 2 New from $57.95 5 Collectible from $8.75. Paperback.
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- Rumer Godden