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Lauren Groff

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS AN OBAMA'S BOOK OF THE YEAR'Gorgeous, sensual, addictive' SARA COLLINS 'Brightly lit' NAOMI ALDERMAN Born from a long line of female warriors and crusaders, yet too coarse for courtly life, Marie de France is cast from the royal court and sent to Angleterre to take up her new duty as the prioress of an impoverished abbey.Lauren Groff's modern masterpiece is about the establishment of a female utopia. 'A propulsive, captivating read' BRIT BENNETT 'Fascinating, beguiling, vivid' MARIAN KEYES 'A dazzlingly clever tale' THE TIMES 'A thrillingly vivid, adventurous story about women and power that will blow readers' minds. Left me gasping' EMMA DONOGHUE

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Author

Lauren Groff

Pages

272

Publisher

Random House

Published Date

2021-09-23

ISBN

1473558506 9781473558502

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"Splendid writing about an abbey of religious women in the Middle Ages led by a powerful, clever and all-too-human abbess. "

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Jackie Davidson

"This might be my favorite book of the year so far. The writing is just luminous, and Marie is an unforgettable character. Definitely worth picking up if you like literary fiction. "

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Emily Calkins

"An imaginative, beautifully written book about how a woman chooses to survive and thrive in a world leaving few choices to her. Having been abandoned by her dead mother, been banished by her first love and sent to live in a starkly cold and impoverished Abbey, Maria decides to put her ambitions to use for her own survival and ultimately the survival and prosperity of the Abbey. "

Merry

"I LOVED this book. It’s so rich and complex. I couldn’t stop thinking about it while reading, and still can’t now that I’ve finished. "

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Emily Calleja

"An insightful glimpse into sexuality, feminism, and ambition in the European dark ages. Beautiful poetic prose and a frank, conflicted heroine made this story flow in a wonderfully realistic way. As we follow our main character through her life of trials, tribulations, and triumph, we can look into the roots of what it means to be religious, and what it means to be a woman who defies social standards. "

Emily

"Transcendent story of a lesbian nun's rise to power and enlightenment. "

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Kyle Meeks (he/she/they/it)

"queen of the lesbians builds an empire of nuns"

whiskyjay

"I learned a lot of new vocabulary about medieval nuns. It felt like Groff saw the hilarious movie, The Little Hours and decided she could do one better. But serious and sapphic."

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Steph Kay