Catherine Coldstream, daughter of the distinguished painter Sir William Coldstream, is associate editor of MONK arts magazine. This book is the story of the 12 cloistered years she as a Carmelite nun.
07 March 2024, The Tablet
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An achingly beautiful memoir tells of life in a Carmelite monastery, its beauties and its grave shortcomings.
Discalced Carmelite sisters
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