Beyond the Abbey Gates: A Novel
"MacCoun excels at rendering a believable world where real people face issues that supersede time and place."—New York Times Book Review"MacCoun has a distinctive writing style, and she invents an original heroine, a young woman possessed of depth with great presence and dignity. This book marks the extraordinary debut of a fine writer."—Rocky Mountain News"By a promising first-time novelist, an enchanting historical romance."—Booklist"More than a good read, it is a story about grace, which, by definition, can never be deserved."—United Methodist Reporter, National Christian Reporter"With freshness, humor, and extraordinary psychological depth, Catherine MacCoun takes two archetypes—the nun and the troubadour—and clothes them in quirky human character and in flesh theat we come to know as intimately as our own. her depiction of the riotous medieval world her lovers inhabit is equally detailed and sensual. Prepare to go on a pilgrimage worthy of Chaucer."—Elizabeth Cunningham, author ofThe Return of the GoddessandThe Passion of Mary Magdalen