![]() The traditional female role as helpmate and housekeeper left her cold. ![]() This woman was so determined to find God and immerse herself in holiness that she entered a convent at age 17, to the horror of her non-religious family: "They wanted me to get it out of my system as soon as possible." She had her reasons, beyond spiritual thirst. This is an unusually clear-eyed view of religious life, recounting a long, hard struggle in which Armstrong was knocked back to zero over and over again before she arrived at a personally meaningful concept of the divine. I've tried to analyze this, and can only conclude that it has something to do with the gut-deep level of honesty. It's ironic that I had this intimate and immediate reaction to Karen Armstrong's compelling memoir of spiritual struggle and transcendence, as it seems to be speaking to a lot of people, readers and critics alike, in the same personal way. The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of DarknessĮvery once in a long while a book comes along that speaks to your core, as if it has your name on it and is meant only for you. ![]() ![]() Review | The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness by Karen Armstrong ![]()
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