The Corner That Held Them

A historical novel set in the era of the Black Death, this book takes readers inside the daily lives of a community of nuns, who maintain and improve their Benedictine convent while struggling with each other and themselves. The story explores life in a female-dominated world and raises deep questions about humanity and community. Stirring, disturbing, witty, and utterly entrancing, this novel is a rare triumph of the novelist's art.