
Sacred Hearts: A Novel (Random House Reader's Circle)
The year is 1570, and a new novice has just been forced into the Italian convent of Santa Caterina. Ripped by her family from the man she loves, sixteen-year-old Serafina is sharp and defiant. Her first night inside the walls is spent in an incandescent rage so violent that the dispensary mistress, Suora Zuana, is dispatched to the girl’s cell to sedate her. Thus begins a complex relationship of t...
Series: Random House Reader's Circle
Paperback: 448 pages
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks; Reprint edition (April 6, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780812974058
ISBN-13: 978-0812974058
ASIN: 0812974050
Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 1 x 7.9 inches
Amazon Rank: 826271
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“Oooh! Oooh! I loved this book! Set in 16th century Northern Italy, this is the story of a 16-year-old novice entering a convent--absolutely against her will. In this time, women of good birth had one of two choices: marry or become a nun. And neither...”
ust and betrayal. As Serafina rails against her incarceration, disorder and rebellion mount inside the convent, while beyond its walls, the dictates of the Counter-Reformation begin to impose a regime of oppression that threatens what little freedom the nuns have enjoyed. Acclaimed author Sarah Dunant brings the intricate Renaissance world compellingly to life in this rich, engrossing, multifaceted love story encompassing the passions of the flesh, the exultation of the spirit, and the deep, enduring power of friendship.
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