pick5 Stars • "Illuminations" by Mary Sharratt is a historical novel about Hildegard von Bingen, a medieval abbess and visionary. It explores her life from childhood in a monastery to becoming a leader and composer, highlighting her struggles against religious and societal constraints. The book is noted for its vivid historical detail and lyrical style.
pickI enjoyed this novelization of Hildegard von Bingen‘s life. I‘ve admired her music for years but didn‘t know much else about her. And this was a relaxing read for a sick day at home.
Staying home from church with a cold, I‘m listening to Hildegard von Bingen‘s music and starting this novel based on her life.
From “Bedtime Stories.” Hildegard of Bingen fascinates me.
I have approximately 50 more pages left to read. It is a slow read, as there are so many philosophers to explore. #HildegardofBingen #adventureinphilosphy #HowtoThinkLikeaWoman #ReganPenaluna
Thrifty find on my TBR today! Sushi lunch with husband, book browsing & yarn squishing made for a lovely afternoon. 😄
It‘s so dark in the pic because we‘re under a blizzard warning. 🙄 I‘m ready for a change in season already.
Fascinating article on the rescuing of Hildegard‘s work.
https://lithub.com/the-brave-women-who-saved-the-collected-texts-of-hildegard-of...
pickI don't normally read fiction based on real people and books that take place in the 12th century are not usually my thing either, but I really liked this novel. It's well written and so interesting. To read at the end that most of it is based in fact is fascinating. This book makes me want to read more books about nuns.
pickAt 8 years old and for 30+ years Hildegard, a prophetess, was bricked up into 2 narrow cells with another girl to serve as “anchorites” to a monastery. This book is a fictional account of her true story—of how she managed to gain her freedom and start her own nunnery in #Germany with the patronage of the pope and an archbishop in the 1100s. There is so much to recommend this book—a celebration of women when they had no rights. But if religion ⬇️
