Another book for my list of favorites. Maybe even in my top 3 favorites. Definitely my favorite of this genre, which is historical fiction. Are there any other ways I can say this is one of my favorites?!
It's about a woman, Hildegard von Bingen who lived in the 1100s and at a young age was made to be walled up in a monastery along side a mentally unstable woman.
The plot was riveting. I love that it's historical fiction and Mary Sharratt brings the story to life. She writes with authentic language of monastic life in 1100s, but is still very readable.
Leave theology at the door before reading. It's not supposed to be about correct or incorrect theology. And the theology just doesn't matter. It's the psychology and the challenging of gender roles that matters. Hildegard bucked the system of what women did in the 1100s, but did it respectfully and graciously. She lived in compromise, but without sacrificing her beliefs.
If there is one book that you read this year, this should be it. It'd also be the perfect book club book. Men and women alike will like it. People of faith and those without. It's just about the perfect book.
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