Publication Date:May 1997 Availability:Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping:Expedited shipping available Shipping:International shipping available Condition:MINT! EXCEPT FOR SLIGHT SMUDGE ON BACK OF BOOK JACKET COVER. NO OTHER SHELF WEAR. NO MARKS. BOOKS APPEARS NEVER OPENED! COVER DIFFERS FROM SHOWN. IMMEDIATE SHIPPING!
Product Description An unconventional tale of convent life from medieval Spain.
Customer Reviews:
Never judge a book by its coverApril 11, 2000 5 out of 11 found this review helpful
This was a book with a good PR department--its cover reads like a novel, but in fact it is a scholarly study. It assumes a huge amount of prior knowledge of Spanish and medieval history, as well as a working vocabulary of Spanish, Latin and even French words. And, though it was obviously well-researched, I didn't buy the author's thesis. In addition, his writing style was overly dense and rather choppy. This book could be worthwhile secondary source material for research, but if you're looking for the user-friendly non-fiction story that the cover is trying to sell you, you should pass this one by.
