Title: I wish all lives of the saints were written this way
Product review: I love reading about the saints. Some biographies, though, can be somewhat dry. This is especially the case with saints such as Clare of Assisi who lived many, many years ago. With these saints there are often a lack of verifiable facts that have been passed down to us through the centuries with which to work.Historical novels, on the other hand, while not dry, leave the reader wondering how to separate truth from fiction. Ms. Nugent has bridged the two genres in a wonderful way. Though the story flows like a novel there is never any question as to which characters and events are fact and which are used just to facilitate the telling of the story. She accomplishes this by adding chapter notes to the end of the book. In these notes she clearly and scrupulously separates know facts from fiction.Well done! I've just ordered the St. Anthony book and expect yet another fun read.
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