Description: "Based on notes kept for over sixty years by an early American novice at New Camaldoli Hermitage, The Hermits of Big Sur tells the story of what unfolds within this small and idealistic community when medievalism comes to terms with modernism"--
Brief description:
National Endowment of the Arts Fellow Paula Huston is a longtime oblate of New Camaldoli Hermitage. The author of two novels and seven works of spiritual nonfiction, she lives with her husband Mike on four acres eighty miles south of Big Sur, where they grow olives, keep bees, and raise vegetables. She spends her days in the garden, the kitchen, and her writing studio, endlessly inspired by two devoted dogs and four fascinating grandchildren. She is a contributor to Give Us This Day, published by Liturgical Press.
Review Quotes: "This work of modern history, engagingly written, tells the story of a place that in its purpose and use reminds us more of medieval examples."
Spirituality & Practice