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Sto caricando le informazioni... Mr. Wroe's Virgins (1991)di Jane Rogers
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. An interesting premise, but after 100 pages, it didn't feel like the story had advanced much. Time to move on to another TBR book... ( ) A provocative and well written fictional account of the British 19th c. religious doomsday cult headed by the physically challenged but charismatic Mr. Wroe. Wroe requests from his community seven virgins "for succor and comfort." The novel is told in the voice of four of these women, during the nine months the community held together before (unsurprising) allegations tore it apart. The voices of the women are wonderfully written, at times ironic, at times poignant, at times arch. Rogers manages the different voices beautifully, as she does the details of everyday life in the community. She also manages to dive headlong into the most ambitious and dangerous landscapes of faith, love and existential meaning. Recommended. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
When God told prophet Wroe to comfort himself with seven virgins, his congregation gave him their daughters. This is their story. John Wroe made his church in Lancashire in the 1820s and his life, his church, and the gift of the virgins are all historical fact. This story is based on those events. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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