to the paradise garden
anne margot boyd
The lure of a Paradise Garden gleams like a mystic thread through Anne’s remarkable story of adaptation to the social upheaval of the 1960s. As Sister Mary Anne in a 300-year-old contemplative nunnery in the UK, she wrote home to Australia from 1956 to 1970. These letters, rescued from a house fire in the 1990s, form the heart of this captivating memoir.
“Your style of writing is so free-flowing. It’s like listening to a story being told, and unfolding in front of you. It’s easy reading, and yet very informative and educational. It is thought-provoking, when you consider the changes affecting women through the ages. I’m sure all who read it will be rewarded.”
rembrandt etchings
& the gospel passages that inspired them
the return
of the prodigal son
Rembrandt etchings and extracts from Christ Our Light provided with kind permission of National Gallery of Victoria
“Then the son said to the father, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly bring out a robe - the best one - and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet, and get the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!’”
By Anne Margot Boyd
A spiritual journey through 15 Rembrandt etchings, presented with the relevant Gospel passage. Rembrandt is one of the world’s greatest artists and every generation discovers new treasures in contemplating his work. This is especially true of his religious art. His paintings and etchings inspired by biblical subjects were made for prayer. They touch the depths of human feelings and have never lost their universal appeal.
About the
author
Anne Margot Boyd is an Australian author and editor, who in 1955 joined the Dominican contemplative community at Carisbrooke on the Isle of Wight in England. She was one of the founders of Carisbrooke Priory Press, and subsequently worked for many years in the publishing division of Cambridge University Press and Cassell Publishers. After returning to Australia, Anne was founding editor of Ferntree Gully News, and she continues to write and edit.
