The Longest Years Gironella Modest yet arresting in style

Modest yet arresting in style

These retreat conferences admirably recapitulate all the main themes of his Christocentric spirituality

they have borne away the palm from the world in its own prized exercises

“In the Brannigan home on Orchard Street

is a Dominican nun of the Monastery of the Infant Jesus

The Longest Years Gironella Modest yet arresting in styleBy Sigrid Undset The Longest Years is a vivid rendering of childhood memories into an autobiographical novel. Through the young Norwegian girl Ingvild, Undset conveys the veritable cornucopia of original experiences in the life of a child: the sights, sounds, and smells; the beginnings of thought and the acute pangs of suffering; and the pure privilege of innocence. First published in 1935, The Longest Years was hailed by critics as forthright and