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Author:

Zoltan, Vanessa, author.

Title:

Praying with Jane Eyre : reflections on reading as a sacred practice / Vanessa Zoltan.

Publisher:

TarcherPerigeean imprint of Penguin Random House LLC,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

xx, 251 pages ; 21 cm

Subject:

Zoltan, Vanessa--Books and reading.
Spiritual biography.
Eyre, Jane--(Fictitious character)
Brontë, Charlotte,--1816-1855--Influence.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Introduction: An atheist who likes prayer -- Spiritual autobiography : best earthly companionship -- On staying in bed -- On fear -- On commitment -- On being in between -- On kindness -- On destiny -- On heartbreak -- On resentment -- On women's anger -- On love -- On betrayal -- On the afterlife in Little women -- On hope in Harry Potter -- On obsession in The great Gatsby -- Toolkit on sacred readings : try this at home.

Summary:

"A deeply felt celebration of a classic novel--and a reflection on the ways our favorite books can shape and heal us"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

059308800X
9780593088005

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1225193609

LCCN:

2020055732

Locations:

WCPC115 -- Alta Community Library (Alta)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

NYPE343 -- Charles City Public Library (Charles City)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

GMPD771 -- Pleasant Hill Public Library (Pleasant Hill)

BJPD251 -- Waukee Public Library (Waukee)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)