Called Out of Darkness : A Spiritual Confession

from Cecilturtle

In this autobiography, Rice describes her upbringing in the Catholic religion, her subsequent renunciation and final reconciliation. What struck me in this book, is that Rice has always been profoundly religious, mystical even, but cannot envision faith outside of organized religion. She is an ex...

from saskreader

Being a former Anne Rice fan who hasn't picked up one of her new releases since Memnoch the Devil, I was initially interested in reading this memoir to find out how Rice feels about writing her decidedly un-Christian novels now that she is once again a practicing Catholic. Rice wrote of supernatu...

from Carpe_Librum

This is a book written by one of my all time favourite authors, Anne Rice. In this non-fiction publication, Anne recounts her life and her relationship with God. Beginning in her youth, Anne Rice takes us through her religious upbringing as a devout Catholic in New Orleans. I was amazed at the ex...

from xicanti

Bestselling author Anne Rice writes about her spiritual journey. She hasn't formally broken the work up, but I'd argue that the book is basically divided into three parts: her childhood, which was heavily religious; her atheistic adulthood; and her return to Catholicism at the age of fifty-seven....

from Cecilturtle

In this autobiography, Rice describes her upbringing in the Catholic religion, her subsequent renunciation and final reconciliation. What struck me in this book, is that Rice has always been profoundly religious, mystical even, but cannot envision faith outside of organized religion. She is an ex...