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    The Hawk and the Dove

    By Penelope Wilcock

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    14th century Yorkshire: the time of Chaucer. 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 and 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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLion Fiction
    Release dateFeb 20, 2015
    ISBN9781782641407
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    Penelope Wilcock

    Pen Wilcock is the author of The Hawk and the Dove series and many other books such as In Celebration of Simplicity and 100 Stand-Alone Bible Studies. She has many years of experience as a Methodist minister and has worked as a hospice and school chaplain. She has five adult daughters and lives in Hastings, East Sussex. She writes a successful blog: Kindred of the Quiet Way.

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    • 4/5
      I finished reading this book and was quite glad I had the chance to read it. It is not the usual book I would choose and at first was nervous. I did have a little trouble not having any knowledge of Monks and did not know a lot of the terms used, but it didn't really detract from the book. The story switches between modern times and the 14th century. The characters were well developed and the editing was well done. (I really have trouble with poorly edited books). The book came to a valid conclusion while still leaving room to start the next book in this 3 book series. I enjoyed this book and think you will too. I received this book in exchange for my honest review.
    • 4/5
      I opted to read this book because it is the first in a series, and I knew I would be receiving the second one to review. I enjoyed the way this book was written. A mother passes down family stories to her daughter. They live in the 20th century, but the stories come from the 13th century and involve the brothers in a monastery. The chapters almost stand alone as short stories. There are lessons within each of the stories, but there are also glimpses into some interesting characters from the monastery. I do not know the intended audience of the book, but it seems to be a bit younger than I am, my only complaint.
    • 3/5
      I promised myself when I got this book that I would not be comparing with Ellis Peters’s series of Cadfael books, a series of books I adore about a different abbey of Benedictine monks. Fortunately, they were vastly different in tone and subject matter, so that’s an easy promise to keep. The Hawk and the Dove is essentially a collection of morality tales centered on a Benedictine abbey with the framing story of a woman telling these stories to her daughter. (These two are descendants of one of the monks.) I’m fine with morality tales as long as the moral is integrated naturally, and the monk stories did a fine job of that by themselves. Unfortunately, the narrative framework, which felt the need to spell out all the lessons learned, really took me out of the story and made me feel like the author was trying to spoon-feed her morals to a bunch of really thick children.I’d be giving this book four stars if it was just the stories of Father Peregrine, et al, who do slowly develop into believable characters. I’d be giving it one or two stars based on the bland framework story alone. Averaging that out, I’ll be generous and go with three stars instead of two mostly because of Father Peregrine alone. I wasn’t sold on him in the first story, where he goes from a proud man to a humble one in the span of five pages. However, I was happier when a remnant streak of pride has him yelling at one of his underlings, much to his own dismay, showing that he is still struggling with his central character flaw.
    • 3/5
      I received a copy of this book from Library Thing Early Reviewers.Father Peregrine's name in religion is Father Columba, but for the first months of his tenure as Abbot, he resembles more the hawk than the dove. A brutal assault (part of a vendetta against his family) leaves him permanently disabled and in need of help from his brothers. He must humble himself to accept their kindness and, in doing so, learns to be more gentle with their shortcomings and forgiving of his own. Told as a series of tales passed down in a family, the reader instinctively hurries through the modern preamble to get to the monks' tales. There are some lovely evocations of monastic peace, the old monks dozing in the sun, for instance, and some surprisingly rowdy scenes of conflict as the diverse character of the monks leads to conflict and eventual resolution. A gentle tale and a hopeful view of humans' potential for love and forgiveness.
    • 3/5
      Beautifully written, and really enjoyable. I tend to not enjoy books in a series, but looking forward to reading more of these.Received through LT.
    • 5/5
      I enjoyed these short stories about the monks at St. Alcuin's monastery. They particularly represent a picture of the abbot,and how his character develops over time. I also enjoyed the vignettes of the individual monks. The stories are set in a contemporary setting, within the idea of a mother telling long-cherished family stories to her daughter. I also liked this method of setting the stories, with a sort of parallel reality amongst the characters.
    • 5/5
      I don't know how to describe this book. I thought it might be religious, or a medieval mystery, or some combination of the two. What it is, is gentle. A series of short stories retold by a woman whose mother passed the stories onto her from generations past in her family. stories about a group of brothers in a monastic setting. Each story kind of sets a life lesson before us without beating us over the head with it. I came to love each of these brothers, especially Father Peregrine the Abbot, with his hawk-like looks but his dove-like gentleness. I can't wait to read more in this series. A calming, gentle work. Really surprised me how much I enjoyed this!!
    • 4/5
      This is an old-fashioned book, gentle and satisfying. It flips between family life in 20th century England and medieval monastery life--the tales of which are recounted by a mother to her story-loving daughter. Mama's stories focus on a prideful abbot who was humbled by a tragic event. But the stories of virtue are neither preachy nor contrived...they are reminders of the great value of small kindness, genuine repentance, and faithful service. Best on a rainy evening with a cup of tea.
    • 5/5
      A good, heartwarming story with solid character development. I'm looking forward to reading more of Ms. Wilcock's work.