{"product_id":"ordinary-devotion-9781958972472","title":"Ordinary Devotion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBraided medieval and modern stories of an anchoress, her handmaiden, and the adjunct professor searching for them across centuries as they each navigate ambition, confinement, and the patriarchy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The modern and medieval stories spiral in and out of each other, intricate and vivid as the letters of illuminated manuscripts, connected by the mysteries of paradox: confinement and freedom, loss and fulfillment.\" -\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Cunningham\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Life as a Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e and The Maeve Chronicles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Holt-Browning is adept at honing in on the passion for life, nature, and language that can sustain a person through the hardest times.\" --\u003cb\u003eNerissa Nields\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlastic Angel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAll Together Singing in the Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelve-year-old Elinor is enclosed with an anchoress, Lady Adela, in a cell at Wenlock Abbey, 14th century England. Centuries later, an adjunct professor of medieval studies discovers Elinor's long-lost book of hours on a research trip to England. Holt-Browning explores women's timeless struggle for personal agency as her unforgettable characters discover the burdens and rewards of faith and devotion. A must-read for fans of Julian of Norwich.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKristen Holt-Browning\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist, poet, and freelance copy editor and proofreader. Her poetry chapbook, \u003ci\u003eThe Only Animal Awake in the House\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Moonstone Press in 2021. Her poetry and fiction have appeared in several literary journals, including \u003ci\u003eHayden's Ferry Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHunger Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNecessary Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e. She holds a BA from Connecticut College and an MA from University College London. \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Devotion \u003c\/i\u003eis her first novel.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Monkfish Book Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50888690565394,"sku":"9781958972472","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_36be46ec-a191-4341-8eed-39bbca61873f.jpg?v=1738157269","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ordinary-devotion-9781958972472","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}