Lying Awake

Salzman, Mark

ISBN 10: 0375706062 / ISBN 13: 9780375706066

Edité par Vintage, 2001

N° de réf. du vendeur 0375706062-3-22717316

Synopsis :

Mark Salzman's Lying Awake is a finely wrought gem that plumbs the depths of one woman's soul, and in so doing raises salient questions about the power-and price-of faith.

Sister John's cloistered life of peace and prayer has been electrified by ever more frequent visions of God's radiance, leading her toward a deep religious ecstasy. Her life and writings have become examples of devotion. Yet her visions are accompanied by shattering headaches that compel Sister John to seek medical help. When her doctor tells her an illness may be responsible for her gift, Sister John faces a wrenching choice: to risk her intimate glimpses of the divine in favor of a cure, or to continue her visions with the knowledge that they might be false-and might even cost her her life.

À propos de l'auteur: Mark Salzman is the author of Iron & Silk, Lost in Place, and the previous novels The Laughing Sutra and The Soloist. He lives in Los Angeles.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Lying Awake
Éditeur : Vintage
Date d'édition : 2001
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Good