Hermits; The Insights of Solitude
Praise forHermits:"France shows himself to possess the discernment which was a prized virtue among the Desert Fathers, a sort of watchful irony... Clearly and engagingly written with a wealth of anecdote."  --Barry Unsworth, author ofMorality Play"Sparkling... One cannot escape the impression that the hermit sages possess skills of discernment unrivaled by anything psychotherapy has to offer."  --The New York Times Book Review"An engaging selective resume of the sayings and teachings of hermits down the ages... I wish Peter France had written his book before mine was published.  I should certainly have drawn on his observations and his quotations from the great hermits which are as relevant to the human condition today as when they were first uttered."  Anthony Storr, author ofSolitude: A Return to the Self