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Sketches from a Sunlit Heaven: A Novel
Sketches from a Sunlit Heaven: A Novel
Sketches from a Sunlit Heaven: A Novel
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What is it like to have a saint for a sister? This lyrical and fragmentary novel draws us into the brief life and powerful legacy of Saint Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897), a French Carmelite nun who remains a much-loved figure in and beyond the Catholic Church. We follow Therese's story through the voices of six characters who knew her well: her sisters Marie, Pauline, Leonie, and Celine; a young cousin; and a troubled seminarian with whom she corresponds towards the end of her life. Each character offers their own perspective as they witness to Therese's life and death, the turns of history, and the subsequent complexities of promulgating a saint. Spanning the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, each voice negotiates the tensions of religious life. The novel presents some remarkable people and events while inviting in the mysteries of grace, silence, and sunlight.
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Release dateSep 23, 2022
ISBN9781666793567
Sketches from a Sunlit Heaven: A Novel
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Sarah Law

Sarah Law is an associate lecturer for the Open University and elsewhere. She has published six previous poetry collections, including Thérèse: Poems (2020), and a novel, Sketches from a Sunlit Heaven (Wipf and Stock, 2022), winner of an Illumination Book Awards Silver Medal. She edits the online journal Amethyst Review, for new writing engaging with the sacred, editing and publishing occasional collections and anthologies under Amethyst Press. She lives in Norwich in the UK.

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