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For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain

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Interestingly, these women did meet in real life, and the latter part of the book deftly imagines their conversation. She encouraged her to place all her trust in God and not fear the world’s language, as the more disdain, shame, and reproach she faced in the world, the greater her merit in God’s sight. The best aspect of the novel is that they are not there as mystics, but humans, with struggles, aspirations, regrets, insights and choices. But while their writings about mysticism have always fascinated me, the women themselves have often felt remote.

Two female medieval mystics, Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe, are the twin protagonists of Mackenzie’s debut.It brings fresh eyes and vitality to the lives of two real, medieval women of faith: Margery Kempe, and the anchoress Julian of Norwich.

Maybe if I was a more religious person myself I would have appreciated this book more, but I could still find a lot to interest me in this story of two medieval women whose different personalities and different journeys through life shape the nature of their relationships with God. Volevo prolungare ogni momento della mia vita per riuscire a sentire il tempo come lo sente Dio: non l’istante che si dissolve all’improvviso, ma qualcosa di più vasto e inclusivo. Julian of Norwich’s Revelations of Divine Love is the first book in English by a woman; The Book of Margery Kempe is the first autobiography in English by a man or a woman. This 160-page novel tells the story of two medieval women who existed at the same time, both of whom wrote two valuable texts that were almost lost to time — one of which was the first known book written in English by a woman. Their encounter, in Norwich at the cell in which Julian had by then been willingly incarcerated for more than 20 years, provides the climax to Victoria MacKenzie’s transfixing debut novel.

Julian is quietly reflective, choosing to remain silent about her visions but engaging with those who want the blessing of the holy anchoress.

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