The Wounds of God [Paperback]

Penelope Wilcock (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1991

These captivating tales of monastic life are stories of disillusionment, grief, and despair, as well as hope amid trial, and all consuming love of a passionate and tender God. Rich with imagery and emotion, they reflect the timeless human drama of people learning to love and receive God's grace. Sequel to The Hawk and the Dove.

Product Details

• Paperback: 191 pages
• Publisher: Crossway Books; 1 edition (1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0891076441
• ISBN-13: 978-0891076445
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,101,215 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

My aim in writing is to make goodness attractive. I love simple human kindness and gentleness, and I am moved by human vulnerability. I am fascinated by the power that is within our grasp to lift one another up, to heal and strengthen and encourage each other - our power to bless.
In the novels I write, I think of the reader sitting down to enjoy a book, the door of their imagination open wide to allow the story in to influence and shape their spirit. I accept the responsibility that confers as a great privilege, and it is my intention that when you put down any book of mine at the end of reading it, you will feel hopeful, peaceful and comforted, more ready to look on your fellow human beings with compassion and see their point of view.
I live in the English town on Hastings, on East Sussex's south coast. I write a blog called Kindred of the Quiet Way.
I would like to encourage you who are reading this to take the trouble to review on Amazon the books you read - as a reader I find customer reviews immensely helpful in making up my mind whether to purchase a book, and as a writer I find readers' reviews so valuable as feedback and food for thought.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinarily well-written, powerful and moving., February 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Wounds of God (Paperback)

Although slightly biased, as the author's daughter, I cannot help feeling this is one of the best books I have ever read. Set in a medieval monastery, it shows the struggle of the brothers living there and how they deal with them. The book shows how through our weakness we are made strong, and how through handicap and humility, we overcome adversity. The spiritual journey one goes through on reading this book is amazing. Every time I read it, I find it uplifting, thought-provoking and deeply moving. It is also very funny, and often makes me laugh out loud. I recommend it to anybody, along with the other two in the trilogy - The Hawk And The Dove, and The Long Fall. (Both available from Amazon.)