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She was a nun of noble birth. He, a heretic, a reformer…an outlaw of the Holy Roman Empire.
In the 16th century, nun Katharina von Bora’s fate fell no further than the Abbey. Until she read the writings of Martin Luther.
His sweeping Catholic church reformation—condemning a cloistered life and promoting the goodness of marriage—awakened her desire for everything she’d been forbidden. Including Martin Luther himself.
Despite the fact that the attraction and tension between them is undeniable, Luther holds fast to his convictions and remains isolated, refusing to risk anyone’s life but his own. And Katharina longs for love, but is strong-willed. She clings proudly to her class distinction, pining for nobility over the heart of a reformer. They couldn’t be more different.
But as the world comes tumbling down around them, and with Luther’s threatened life a constant strain, these unlikely allies forge an unexpected bond of understanding, support and love.
Together, they will alter the religious landscape forever.
This is a fictional novel about two historical figures Martin Luther and Katharina von Bora. So while some of the information contained within this novel is historically accurate, other parts of it are fictionalized. That said, let me just say how enjoyable this novel was! I found the time period fascinating, the characters well written, and the story compelling and hard to put down. Per Hedlund, she "... attempted to capture the social, political, and religious climate of the tumultuous times surrounding the Reformation and the Peasants’ War."; and in my opinion she succeeded. For those concerned about the facts verses fiction she gives you a breakdown in the back of the novel.
She was a nun of noble birth. He, a heretic, a reformer…an outlaw of the Holy Roman Empire.
In the 16th century, nun Katharina von Bora’s fate fell no further than the Abbey. Until she read the writings of Martin Luther.
His sweeping Catholic church reformation—condemning a cloistered life and promoting the goodness of marriage—awakened her desire for everything she’d been forbidden. Including Martin Luther himself.
Despite the fact that the attraction and tension between them is undeniable, Luther holds fast to his convictions and remains isolated, refusing to risk anyone’s life but his own. And Katharina longs for love, but is strong-willed. She clings proudly to her class distinction, pining for nobility over the heart of a reformer. They couldn’t be more different.
But as the world comes tumbling down around them, and with Luther’s threatened life a constant strain, these unlikely allies forge an unexpected bond of understanding, support and love.
Together, they will alter the religious landscape forever.
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This is a fictional novel about two historical figures Martin Luther and Katharina von Bora. So while some of the information contained within this novel is historically accurate, other parts of it are fictionalized. That said, let me just say how enjoyable this novel was! I found the time period fascinating, the characters well written, and the story compelling and hard to put down. Per Hedlund, she "... attempted to capture the social, political, and religious climate of the tumultuous times surrounding the Reformation and the Peasants’ War."; and in my opinion she succeeded. For those concerned about the facts verses fiction she gives you a breakdown in the back of the novel.
Hedlund brought these historical characters to life and made them leap off the pages! I enjoyed seeing all of the different personal, physical, emotional and spiritual struggles they battled. At times it seemed they both had issues with pride, in different forms. But isn't that something that we all struggle with, if we are honest. Overall, just a fantastic story!
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