Through the Narrow Gate
by Karen Armstrong
Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthfish out of water/culture clash
Boxlist takeA grounded biography that is serious, intimate and unhurried. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
About This Book
Recounts the seven years that the author spent in a convent beginning at the age of seventeen, describing her religous doubts and spiritual struggles which led to her final recognition that she was not suited for life as a nun.
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- Author
- Karen Armstrong
- Published
- 1981
- Pages
- 285
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- Open Library
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