Helena (Loyola Classics)
Helena (Loyola Classics)
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Book Description
Helena is the intelligent, horse-mad daughter of a British chieftan who is suddenly betrothed to the warrior who becomes the Roman emperor Constantius. She spends her life seeking truth in the religions, mythologies, and philosophies of the declining ancient world. This she eventually finds in Christianityóand literally in the Cross of Christ.
About the Author
Evelyn Waugh 1903ñ1966, Catholic convert and writer, was the author of many novels, including Vile Bodies, A Handful of Dust, Brideshead Revisited, and The Loved One.
Helena (Loyola Classics),Evelyn Waugh,George Weigel,George Weigel,Loyola Press,082942122X,Biographical fiction,Christian women saints,Fiction,Fiction - General,Fiction - Religious,General,Helena,,Literary,Religious - Historical,Saint,,ca. 255-ca. 330,Modern fiction
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