Lying Awake - A Novel (Paperback, 1st Vintage Contemporaries ed)

Mark Salzman's Lying Awake is a finely wrought gem that plumbs the depths of one woman's soul, and in so doing raises salient questions about the power-and price-of faith.

Sister John's cloistered life of peace and prayer has been electrified by ever more frequent visions of God's radiance, leading her toward a deep religious ecstasy. Her life and writings have become examples of devotion. Yet her visions are accompanied by shattering headaches that compel Sister John to seek medical help. When her doctor tells her an illness may be responsible for her gift, Sister John faces a wrenching choice: to risk her intimate glimpses of the divine in favor of a cure, or to continue her visions with the knowledge that they might be false-and might even cost her her life.

General

Imprint:	Random House USA Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Vintage Contemporaries
Release date:	October 2001
First published:	October 2001
Authors:	Mark Salzman
Dimensions:	205 x 133 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	181
Edition:	1st Vintage Contemporaries ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-375-70606-6
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Promotions
LSN:	0-375-70606-2
Barcode:	9780375706066

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