Love this! :) I'm looking forward to checking out both "A Medieval Life" and "Signs and Symbols" - both sound fantastic. In that vein, have you read K.C. Ireton's "The Circle of Seasons"? (She's also on Substack @kcireton!
Hoping to join the book club - I've been meaning to read "Winters in the World" and it's been sitting on my bookshelf for far too long, haha. :)
Oh friend, I have so many books sitting on my shelf just staring at me & waiting to be read, haha! I very much relate. It'll be wonderful to have you in book club, if the timing works out for you!
And yes, I LOVE KC Ireton's work - that's a great idea for another book club selection later on!
I had a few books like that, sitting there on the shelf for 2 years and this year I tackled them. Turns out, it was the best and right time in my life to be encountering them. So hold onto that thought and ignore the stares!
Just what I needed to hear! They'll be here for me at the right time. St. Augustine was that way for me - when I finally pulled him off the shelf after years, I devoured his books and found so much solace in them.
OH MAN count me in! This is arriving right when I need it. Thank you for sharing your journey! I need to pull a chair and tea up to your library and flip through your tomes.
I'm so glad it resonates with you!! I devoured that book when it came out, and I've been aching to read it again...this time, alongside so many other folks. Eleanor is really an incredible writer & scholar.
I fully intend to purchase the book about Cecilia - it is my type of book, so thank you for sharing it with us. Serendipity for it to find its way to you at that point in your like, and through your husband. I look back now at the path my life has followed and see those moments and the way that they all coalesce. God showers beauty upon us, even in the tough times. I am also thrilled to be re reading "Winters in the World" again. Yay!
Love this! :) I'm looking forward to checking out both "A Medieval Life" and "Signs and Symbols" - both sound fantastic. In that vein, have you read K.C. Ireton's "The Circle of Seasons"? (She's also on Substack @kcireton!
Hoping to join the book club - I've been meaning to read "Winters in the World" and it's been sitting on my bookshelf for far too long, haha. :)
Oh friend, I have so many books sitting on my shelf just staring at me & waiting to be read, haha! I very much relate. It'll be wonderful to have you in book club, if the timing works out for you!
And yes, I LOVE KC Ireton's work - that's a great idea for another book club selection later on!
Thank you so much!!! :) And YAY! So glad to hear!
I had a few books like that, sitting there on the shelf for 2 years and this year I tackled them. Turns out, it was the best and right time in my life to be encountering them. So hold onto that thought and ignore the stares!
Just what I needed to hear! They'll be here for me at the right time. St. Augustine was that way for me - when I finally pulled him off the shelf after years, I devoured his books and found so much solace in them.
I also ordered the new edition of 'Cecilia' and it arrives next week. Exciting!
I’m really curious to see how the new edition differs from the older one!
I get the impression it is a little different with more of an emphasis on the general peasant population as well as Cecilia’s story.
OH MAN count me in! This is arriving right when I need it. Thank you for sharing your journey! I need to pull a chair and tea up to your library and flip through your tomes.
Vice versa! I have daydreams about putting a retreat together. One of these days, maybe it'll happen!
I'm so glad this arrived at the right time for you. Thanks for joining me on the journey - it's such a treat to share in company along the way!
Book ordered 🙌🏻
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I’m in for the book club!! And those other books you wrote about—I’ll have to read them, too!!
Yay, I’m so glad!
Wow I’m really excited to check out the first two books you mentioned. We’re studying the Middle Ages right now and this dovetails perfectly!
Oooo, these will truly dovetail beautifully with your Middle Ages study! I'd love to hear what you think about these books when you read through them.
Wonderful book club choice!!
I'm so glad it resonates with you!! I devoured that book when it came out, and I've been aching to read it again...this time, alongside so many other folks. Eleanor is really an incredible writer & scholar.
Thank you for these book recommendations. I've just purchased 'Winters World' and can't wait to get stuck in!
You will LOVE Winters in the World - it's so remarkable!
I'm so looking forward to it!
I fully intend to purchase the book about Cecilia - it is my type of book, so thank you for sharing it with us. Serendipity for it to find its way to you at that point in your like, and through your husband. I look back now at the path my life has followed and see those moments and the way that they all coalesce. God showers beauty upon us, even in the tough times. I am also thrilled to be re reading "Winters in the World" again. Yay!
Oh my, "coalesce" is such a perfect word to sum up this mystery! It's like God places lamps on the path, and bit by bit, we find them.
I can't wait to read Winters in the World alongside you, Catherine!! I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts!
Great question! In the UK, the publisher is Reaktion books:
https://reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/winters-in-the-world
Here in the US, the University of Chicago is the distributor for it:
https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/W/bo184798471.html
It's also available as an audiobook on the Libby library app:
https://libbyapp.com/