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The Hawk and the Dove (The Hawk and the Dove Series)
The Hawk and the Dove - The Hawk and the Dove Series Author:Penelope Wilcock Father 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 a... more »nd human as we are, come to love their ascetic but now vulnerable leader.
They lived six centuries ago, yet their struggles are our own. Finding our niche; coping with failure; living with impossible people; and discovering that we are the impossible ones.« less