The Wounds of God

Having bought the trilogy of "The Hawk and the Dove" series, and having enjoyed the first book so much, I was really eager to continue on. The Wounds of God starts much like The Hawk and the Dove did, with the same style of a "meta-tale," many of the same characters, but some new themes. I did enjoy......more

Before reading this book, I read the first book in the series, The Hawk and the Dove. This book is the second in the series. It isn't necessary to read the first one to enjoy this one, but it did help me understand it better. A mother during modern times is passing on stories to her daughter, and th......more

Quite a slim volume which I received for Christmas. We follow a group of monks in the 14 century, each learning to live with one another whilst following their calling to follow Christ. Their individual stories are told by "Melissa" who heard them from "Melissa" who also heard them from "Melissa" and......more

I loved this book, probably more than the first one, though I think it is much less light-hearted than it. I related very much to these very realistic and human characters, and even found myself close to tears reading a few of the stories. They all have such beautiful meanings, and there are many pl......more

The Wounds of God (The Hawk and the Dove #2) by Penelope Wilcock I liked the book it is a while since reading the first one - this one I enjoyed the historical stories but not sure about the links enjoyed them but not as much as the first book......more