“A fifteenth-century Eat, Pray, Love, REVELATIONS illuminates the intersecting lives of two female mystics who changed history — Margery Kempe and Julian of Norwich “
Revelations is an inspiring story of women mystics, one a mother of fourteen and the other an anchorite. Both who courageously confronted social norms of their day to follow the heart’s inner call and direction.
This book is by my friend Mary Sharratt, author of one of my all time favorite novels ILLUMINATIONS, another female mystic story following the life of Hildegard.
This new novel takes us into the life trials of an everyday woman, Margery Kempe seeking her own path and relationship with the divine, and her spiritual friendship with Julian of Norwich cloistered for life by her choice. This is a harrowing journey set during the fifteenth century. A time period where women had little say and control in the direction of their lives. But Sharratt shows how these two women met the constraints with love and fortitude, overcoming seemingly the impossible.
The author reveals the inner world of Kempe and Julian of Norwich and the obstacles each woman overcame on their path to God-realization. Both women took extreme risks to live out their divine calling. This is a harrowing tale, one that will keep you up at night to learn more.
Revelations will humble you and provide guidance and encouragement to your own life path. This is a must read for those interested in women’s stories of the past that inspire the now.
Mary Sharratt is the acclaimed author of eight novels including Daughters of the Witching Hill, Illuminations, Ecstasy, and Revelations, which will be published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in April 2021. Mary is on a mission to write women back into history. She’s been featured on NPR, winner of the 2013 Nautilus Gold Award, the 2005 WILLA Literary Award, and co-edited the subversive fiction anthology BITCH LIT, which celebrates female anti-heroes–strong women who break all the rules. She has taught creative writing at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her essays have been published in The Wall Street Journal, Enchanted Living, Huffington Post, Lithub, Catapult, and elsewhere, and she blogs monthly for Feminism & Religion. Visit her website: www.marysharratt.com.
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