Katharina Luther:
Nun. Rebel. Wife

Author:
Anne Boileau
Publisher:
Clink Street
Release date:
Oct 4, 2016
Pages:
221
ISBN: 978-1-911110-61-3
also available as ebook
Genre:
historical fiction / religion

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MY THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS BOOK

Une fois n’est pas coutume, as we say in French, so this review will start with a very personal confession. Katharina von Bora (1499-1552) was a Cistercian nun. She eventually left her monastery, we’ll see more about her reasons further down in my review, and married. We remember her because her husband was very famous and instrumental in a major change in Western Christianity. He was Martin Luther.
Now, I was myself a Cistercian nun for 29 years, left my monastery, also for religious reasons, that is, to become Eastern Orthodox; and I eventually married. So when I was approached about reviewing Katharina Luther: Nun. Rebel. Wife, I knew right away I had to read it. I was a bit nervous of what the author would do with her life, but it was totally unjustified. This historical novel, written in view of the 2017 Reformation anniversary (The Ninety-Five Theses, the writing that started the movement, were written by Luther  in 1517, so 500 years ago  next year) is so spot on! Click to continue reading