Forbidden Ground (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Watson, Gilbert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1333489641 ISBN 13 : 9781333489649

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

In Forbidden Ground, a tense meeting between a young woman and a troubled monk unfolds against a stark, atmospheric setting. A radiant dream of love collides with guilt, fear, and the pull of conscience as they confront what they have done—and what lies ahead for them both.

The story centers on a moment when desire, religion, and personal risk collide. As the pair wrestles with secrecy, obligation, and the possibility of forgiveness, the emotional stakes rise with every whispered confession and silent gaze. The mood is moody and intimate, offering a careful look at how courage and self-awareness can emerge in the face of danger and doubt.

• Two lives bound by passion and peril confront a moral turning point.


• Quiet observations and inner thoughts reveal how fear and faith shape choices.


• A stark, secluded setting amplifies the tension and emotional stakes.


• Characters navigate guilt, desire, and the longing for redemption without melodrama.

Ideal for readers who enjoy character-driven fiction that explores faith, temptation, and the search for truth in difficult circumstances.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Unaware of her self-control, he continued: I knew. I felt it. Many a time I have felt you shrink. That is not love. Love casts out fear. Our past is black with sin. You tempted me, and I fell. I was brutal to you. I dont deny it. I dont blame you. It was the devil; you could not help being a woman. Women are made to tempt mens souls with My God, dont look at me like that! His voice rose in harsh remonstrance, then sank again into sombre reminiscence: !I fI had power over you, you had power over me, too devilish, damnable power, consuming as the flames of hell. I stand at the turning of the ways. This night is my soul demanded of me. Eternal life or everlasting damnation. My flesh is weak, diseased. You are the poison in it. But I will conquer! I will wash in blood the blood of Christ! I will, I tell you, I will! A frenzied earnestness rang in his utterances. One could see that he was in the grip of a terrible fear, spurred on his selfish and merciless way by the memory of a terrible danger. Confronting him, motionless, his companion listened. Accustomed though she was to his black moods, his fits of morose and fanatical apprehension, she had never seen him thus violent. As a rule, these morbid searchings alternated with, or followed immediately after, some bout of merely animal passion, but this time no physical pandering to his senses preceded the outburst. He had come to this meeting charged with some incontrollable emotion that shook his whole being as a guilt-laden soul is shaken by conscience at the hour of death. She stood bewildered, pained beyond expression, wounded in her tenderest and most sacred feelings. Then, his worn and distraught appearance appealing to her womanly pity, she found only excuses for him in her heart. Never mind, dear, she said gently. Do not make yourself unhappy. When one is ill one exaggerates. God knows that I did not mean t
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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1333489641
• ISBN 13: 9781333489649
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 338
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