This book is the autobiography of a contemplative Carmelite nun and author of outstanding books on prayer. It is an account of a life empty of outward incident after her early years, but rich with her own spiritual growth. She writes of the Christian's relationship with others and with God, of prayer, of the life of the Spirit. She writes of these ideals not in an abstract way, but in the intensely personal terms of one person's--her own--struggle to live them to the full. +
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This book is the autobiography of a contemplative Carmelite nun and author of outstanding books on prayer. It is an account of a life empty of outward incident after her early years, but rich with her own spiritual growth. She writes of the Christian's relationship with others and with God, of prayer, of the life of the Spirit. She writes of these ideals not in an abstract way, but in the intensely personal terms of one person's--her own--struggle to live them to the full. +
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Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used FIRST AMERICAN EDITION (stated)! Extremely scarce and hard-to-find copy! Brown and white pictorial wrapper with tan and brown lettering. 118 very clean unmarked and uncreased inspirational and spiritual pages! Very very rare and out-of-print FIRST AMERICAN EDITION (stated)! "This book is the autobiography of a contemplative Carmelite nun and author of outstanding books on prayer. It is an account of a life empty of outward incident after her early years, but rich with her own spiritual growth. She writes of the Christian's relationship with others and with God, of prayer, of the life of the Spirit. She writes of these ideals not in an abstract way, but in the intensely personal terms of one person's--her own--struggle to live them to the full........." (FIRST AMERICAN EDITION).