Product Description
The Song of the Scaffold
Product Description
- The Song at the Scaffold
- See time with new eyes
- Awakening to living in eternal wonder
Product Details
"The point of departure for my creation was not primarily the destiny of the sixteen Carmelites of Compiègne but the figure of the young Blanche. . . . Born in the profound horror of a time darkened by the signs of destiny, this figure arose before me in some way as the embodiment of the mortal agony of an era going totally to its ruin."
-Gertrud von le Fort
Set during the French Revolution, The Song at the Scaffold, a classic novella, is based on the true story of the Carmelite nuns of Compiègne. The Song at the Scaffold shows how these nuns who offered their lives for the preservation of the Church in France. The Song at the Scaffold unfolds around the fictional character of Blanche de la Force, an excessively fearful aristocrat who enters the Carmelite convent in order to flee the dangers of the world. As the Reign of Terror begins, Blanche is no safer in the convent than in the streets of Paris, and some of the sisters begin to doubt her ability to endure persecution and possibly martyrdom.
The Song at the Scaffold shares the fates of Blanche and the other Carmelites take several unexpected turns. The Song at the Scaffold leaves the reader with an inspiring witness not only of martyrdom but of God's power being glorified in human weakness.
Dimensions & Specifications
- The Song at the Scaffold
- Paperback
- Measures 5”W x 8”H
- 104 pages
- Written by Gertrud von le Fort
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- No known safety hazards
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