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Book Jacket AN INFINITY OF LITTLE HOURS
Five Young Men and Their Trial of Faith in the Western World's Most Austere Monastic Order
NANCY KLEIN MAGUIRE
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A Note from NANCY KLEIN MAGUIRE

Writing a cultural history of hermit monks who don't speak presented an irresistible challenge. My husband, an ex-Carthusian, remembered enough to get me started. Tracking down ex-monks of the pre-1965 era became a daunting research project. I realized that this religious order had remained virtually unchanged from 1084 to Vatican II in 1965. Not only the monks' liturgies and customs, but even their garments, were those of the eleventh century. History had frozen there. The quest became an historical obsession which has lasted for six years during which I have deciphered tiny handwritten letters and notes as well as digressive and thoughtful e-mails. The process was endless and energizing, leading from one monk and ex-monk to another. My network and archive keep expanding. 		HARDCOVER
ISBN 978-1-58648-327-2
Pub date: 03/06/06
Price: $26.00/34.95 Canada
6 1/8 x 9 1/4
272 pages
16 pp. b/w photos
Carton Quantity: 24
Biography, Religion
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ISBN 978-1-58648-432-3
Pub date: 03/12/07
Price: $13.95/17.00 Canada
5 1/2 X 8 1/4
272 pages
16 pp b/w photos
Carton Quantity: 40
History, Religion
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