Profiles the American born writer whose love affairs among the French literary establishment became notorious and whose friends included Gide, Proust, Rodin, Stein, Hemingway, and the Fitzgeralds

Portrait of a Seductress: The world of Natalie Barney

Literature & Fiction

Chalon, Jean

World Literature

Crown

<p>Declared "the greatest saint of modern times" by Pope Pius X at her canonization, Therese of Lisieux continues to capture the hearts, enlarge the minds, & stir the souls of millions on the centennial of her death. Therese's story is among the most extraordinary ever told. Remarkably, this French nun, who died in obscurity at age 24, has become A spiritual writer as revered as her fellow Carmelites Teresa of Avila & John of the Cross The patron saint of missionaries & copatron, with Joan of Arc, of France Recently proclaimed "Doctor of the Church" A miracle worker whose intercession is often heralded by the "shower of roses" she promised to rain on earth from heaven Therese of Lisieux: A Life of Love, written by award-winning biographer Jean Chalon, is notable both for its impeccable scholarship & novelistic flair. Chalon portrays Therese in all her fascinating mystery & variety, from the passionate child whose family dubbed her "the little queen;" to the audacious teenager who defied convention to speak to the pope; to the young nun whose sublime plan for spiritual perfection makes sanctity accessible to all; to the dying mystic whose last words summarized her life: "My God, I love you."</p>

Therese of Lisieux: A Life of Love

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Liguori Pubns

Therese of Lisieux

Christian Books & Bibles

Catholicism

Darton,Longman & Todd

Notes De Botanique Expérimentale

Science & Math

Nabu Press

Chère Nathalie Barney

Genre Fiction

Flammarion

Colette: L'Éternelle apprentie

Reference

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Querida Lola

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