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Rapture
Rapture | Emily Maguire
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'Astonishing . . . a scorching vision of a book' CHARLOTTE WOOD, bestselling author of The Weekend The legend is only half the story... Ninth-century Mainz, in the heart of the Holy Roman Empire. Agnes is the motherless child of an (…more)
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CarolynM
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Historical fiction is not really my thing & I come from long lines of religious non conformists with no sympathy for the Catholic Church, but I was fascinated by this story of a C9th girl who disguises herself as a Benedictine monk in order to feed her voracious intelligence & desire to learn. The place & condition of women in at that time is a major theme, as is corruption within the church. Captivating stuff! #ozfiction

CarolynM @TheKidUpstairs @monalyisha FYI I would have put this on my #AuldLangSpine list if I‘d read it in time. 6d
LeahBergen Ooo, I‘ve been wanting to read this! Great review. 😘 6d
Cathythoughts Great review, stacked. 👍🏻 6d
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Amiable Sounds great! Kind of reminds me of this one, which was also excellent: 6d
TrishB Sounds great 👍🏻 6d
AmyG The cover! Stacked! 6d
TheKidUpstairs Ooh, I already had this stacked, so I'll bump it up the TBR! 6d
CarolynM @LeahBergen @Cathythoughts I think it‘s the kind of book both of you would like🙂 5d
CarolynM @Amiable She says in an afterword that the story “draws on myths, legends, gossip and conjecture” so I think we can assume the Pope Joan story was an influence here. 5d
CarolynM @TrishB @AmyG @TheKidUpstairs I think you would all like it too🙂 5d
Cathythoughts I just ordered it 😁 only it‘s a pre-order here , won‘t be out till late March. Looking forward to it. 5d
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Abailliekaras
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This was brilliant. A girl in the 9th century becomes a monk and ascends to the high ranks of the Catholic Church. It sounds esoteric but is propulsive and Agnes is so engaging I was invested and wanted to see how she would confront each new challenge. Strong writing with some of the earthy poetry of Hannah Kent. Makes you think about sexism & privilege in a new way. A beautiful look at spirituality vs the excesses of the church. Recommended.

Tamra Sold! 1w
Abailliekaras @Tamra I hope you enjoy it! 1w
ChaoticMissAdventures Beautiful cover! 1w
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CarolynM Great review. I‘m 100 pages in and loving it so far. 1w
Abailliekaras @CarolynM thank you! It‘s so good. 1w
LeeRHarry Added to the library holds list. 1w
Kristy_K I would buy this for the cover alone. 1w
Abailliekaras @LeeRHarry 👏🏼👏🏼 1w
Abailliekaras @Kristy_K yes all the cover love! 1w
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keepingupwiththepenguins
Rapture | Emily Maguire
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It‘s like a biblical Slumdog Millionaire, with a more reluctant (and regretfully horny) heroine. My trust in Maguire was well placed, as I found myself fascinated and eager to read more all the way through Rapture. So, even if it doesn‘t sound like your type of book, I encourage you to give it a go regardless. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/rapture-emily-maguire/

CarolynM On my #10BeforeTheEnd list, so I‘ll read it soon. Looking forward to it, I really liked her last one. 1mo
ReadingisMyPassion Beautiful cover! 1mo
LeahBergen This sounds good! 1mo
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