Carol Lee Flinders is the author of Enduring Grace and coauthor of the vegetarian cookbook Laurel's Kitchen.
She holds a Ph.D. in comparative literature from U.C. Berkeley, where she has taught writing and mystical literature
courses.
Summary
Astonishingly relevant portraits of the lives of seven women mystics.
Known to more than a million readers as the coauthor of the classic vegetarian cookbook Laurel's Kitchen, Carol
Lee Flinders looks to the hunger of the spirit in Enduring Grace. In these striking and sustaining depictions of
seven remarkable women, Flinders brings to life a chorus of wisdom from the past that speaks with remarkable relevance
to our contemporary spiritual quests.
From Clare of Assisi in the Middle East to Thérése of Lisieux in the late nineteenth century, Flinders's
compelling and refreshingly informal portraits reveal a common foundation of conviction, courage, and serenity
in the lives of these great European Catholic mystics. Their distinctly female voices enrich their writings on
the experience of the inner world, the nourishing role of friendship and community in our lives, and on finding
our true work.
At its heart, Enduring Grace is a living testament to how we can make peace with sorrow and disappointment and
bring joy and transcendence into our lives.