COTT: Welcome Penelope Wilcock!
Welcome Penelope Wilcock!
Clash of the Titles is proud to feature The Hawk and the Dove series
by English writer Penelope Wilcock! With the first books written in
the early 90s and the remainder published 20 years later, the Hawk and
the Dove series has captivated readers for decades.
by English writer Penelope Wilcock! With the first books written in
the early 90s and the remainder published 20 years later, the Hawk and
the Dove series has captivated readers for decades.
Set centuries ago, these books offer an authenticity not often found in
historical novels of this time period. The author has woven truths through
the books that resonate with the deepest struggles of our own hearts, but
she has also lived out much of what she writes about. She has spent time
working with nuns and monks, heavily involved in palliative care in the
most primitive of modern facilities. Her experiences most closely mimic
care that would have been offered in the medieval setting of her stories.
Read more about this author’s incredible journey and life in the interview
below with International Christian Fiction Writers.
historical novels of this time period. The author has woven truths through
the books that resonate with the deepest struggles of our own hearts, but
she has also lived out much of what she writes about. She has spent time
working with nuns and monks, heavily involved in palliative care in the
most primitive of modern facilities. Her experiences most closely mimic
care that would have been offered in the medieval setting of her stories.
Read more about this author’s incredible journey and life in the interview
below with International Christian Fiction Writers.
The Hawk and the Dove
14th-century Yorkshire, the time of ChaucerFather Peregrine is appointed Abbot of St. Alcuin’s Benedictine abbey. An
arrogant, impatient man, a hawk trying hard to be a dove—his name in
religion is “Columba”—he is respected, but not loved.
A sudden, shocking act of violence changes everything. As the story
unfolds, this community of monks, serious about their calling but as flawed
and human as we are, come to love their ascetic but now vulnerable leader.
They lived six centuries ago, but their struggles are our own: finding our
niche; coping with failure; living with impossible people; and discovering
that we are the impossible ones.
Praise for Wilcock’s work:
“Not to be missed.” —Mel Starr, author of The Chronicles of Hugh de
Singleton, Surgeon series
“Poignant, moving, rich with imagery and emotion . . . Modern readers will
easily identify with each character in Wilcock’s timeless human drama.
Highly recommended reading.” —Midwest Book Review
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