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Father Duval lives very Quietly. He walks his dog a couple of times of day, and is busy researching the history of Christine, a devout fourteenth century woman who allows herself to be walled up alive in a church to pursue her devotions. If only there were such a woman today, he reflects. But what if he could help this come about? A little gentle persuasion at first, because, after all, modern women are not at all pious, are they? A twentieth century anchoress, a modern saint. For God. Anchoress of Shere is a compelling psychological thriller, set in two different centuries. It depicts the story of a beautiful woman. Christine, as she is walled up alive in a church. The location is Shere in the county of Surrey. The historical records, which still exist, put the date at 1329. The twentieth-century chronicler of the fate of Christine Carpenter, the Anchoress of Shere, is a deranged Catholic priest, Father Michael Duval. Gradually, two separate sagas unfold: the bizarre world of the Middle Ages centered on Christine's entombment, and the abduction of a young woman, Marda Stewart, in Guildford in 1967. In a series of exotic twists the medieval world of knights, debauchery, peasant uprisings and civil war merges into a modern hunt for a serial killer. The final piece of the puzzle is discovered in the late 1990s. The tragedy of the anchoress is based upon historical facts, yet it is also an exploration of the most dramatic themes of today: sexual freedom, and the power of belief, spiritual bondage and the individual search for self-fulfilment. Above all, this is a gripping adventure story of a love so obsessive that it spans more than 600 years.

About the Author :
Dr Paul L Moorcraft, a former war correspondent and film-producer, has written a series of books on politics, military history and crime. After twenty-five years of travelling, he settled in Shere, Surrey, to write this account of its most famous inhabitant.


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  • ISBN-13: 9780953797714
  • Publisher: Millstream Press,Shere
  • Publisher Imprint: Millstream Press,Shere
  • Edition: New edition
  • Width: 138 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0953797716
  • Publisher Date: 10 Jan 2001
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 216 mm


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