The maiden of all our desires : a novel
(Book)

"Fourteenth-century Europe. The Black Death has killed half the known world, and in an isolated convent, a small group of nuns spends their days in work, austerity, and devotion, chanting the Liturgy of the Hours. But their community is threatened. Rumorsof heresy and a scandalous Book of Ursula, based on the teachings of the charismatic former abbess and founder of the order, have prompted the male church hierarchy to launch an investigation. As events unfold over the course of a single day, a blizzardthat has swept across Europe will break over the convent, endangering the women there and testing their faith"--,Provided by publisher.