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Nuns with nail varnish

In: Academia| Catholocism| Cultural History| Historical Fiction| Italy| Music| Renaissance| Sacred Hearts| Uncategorized| Women's Studies| the power of singing

9 May 2010

I suppose the best thing about life is the challenges it throws up. And if you had any idea quite how hard it might be, you would be tempted to say no. So maybe sometimes better not to know.
Last weekend in the one of the most surprisingly lovely churches in the city of Brighton a [...]

Saint and sinner – new article in The Guardian

In: Cultural History| Historical Fiction| Sacred Hearts| Saints| Sarah Dunant| Women's Studies

4 Jul 2009

Saturday morning , written after a rather wonderful publication party for Sacred Hearts which went went on way into the night. Woke up this morning to find an article I had written in today’s Guardian newspaper: about a fabulous novel  I read by Julia O’Faolain while researching SH built around a 6th century saint, whom [...]


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