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The Rebel Nun
- By: Marj Charlier
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 34
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story4 out of 5 stars 29
Marj Charlier’s The Rebel Nun is based on the true story of Clotild, the daughter of a sixth-century king and his concubine, who leads a rebellion of nuns against the rising misogyny and patriarchy of the medieval church. At that time, women are afforded few choices in life: prostitution, motherhood, or the cloister. Only the latter offers them any kind of independence. By the end of the sixth century, even this is eroding as the church begins to eject women from the clergy and declares them too unclean to touch sacramental objects or even their priest-husbands.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Rebel Nun a great listen
- By Mary M. Bullock on 03-23-21
- The Rebel Nun
- By: Marj Charlier
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
enjoyed this
Reviewed: 06-03-21
This is the first fictional audiobook I've listened to. for a while, I thought I could only do nonfiction because I couldn't immerse myself into the story as well if I was reading it. it took a few tries but I finally managed to get into it!
I'm not experienced with audiobooks but I liked the narration.
3 stars for the story. there were a few parts where I thought it was going to turn into a romance novel (it didn't).
i liked the author's clarifications at the end. overall I enjoyed this a lot and now I want more historical fiction!
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