{"product_id":"the-cloister-walk-9781573225847","title":"The Cloister Walk","description":"\u003cp\u003e A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Vivid, compelling... An embrace of moral and spiritual contemplation.\" \u003ci\u003e-The New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A remarkable piece of writing. If read with humility and attention, Kathleen Norris's book becomes lectio divina, or holy reading.\" \u003ci\u003e-The Boston Globe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the iconic author of \u003ci\u003eAmazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith\u003c\/i\u003e, a spiritual journey that brings joy to the meanings of love, grace and faith. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy would a married woman with a thoroughly Protestant background and often more doubt than faith be drawn to the ancient practice of monasticism, to a community of celibate men whose days are centered on a rigid schedule of prayer, work, and scripture? This is the question that poet Kathleen Norris asks us as, somewhat to her own surprise, she found herself on two extended residencies at St. John's Abbey in Minnesota. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart record of her time among the Benedictines, part meditation on various aspects of monastic life, \u003ci\u003eThe Cloister Walk \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrates, from the rare perspective of someone who is both an insider and outsider, how immersion in the cloistered world-- its liturgy, its ritual, its sense of community-- can impart meaning to everyday events and deepen our secular lives. In this stirring and lyrical work, the monastery, often considered archaic or otherworldly, becomes immediate, accessible, and relevant to us, no matter what our faith may be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathleen Norris\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAmazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Cloister Walk\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eDakota: A Spiritual Geography\u003c\/i\u003e. Her poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, \u003c\/i\u003e in various anthologies, and in her own three volumes of poetry. She divides her time between South Dakota and Hawaii.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644570145042,"sku":"9781573225847","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bd18e563-5e3a-4066-8198-62ba6a0def9a.jpg?v=1733115721","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-cloister-walk-9781573225847","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}