The Sisters of Sinai : How Two Lady Adventurers Discovered the Hidden Gospels (Paperback)

from eas

Fantastic read - wish I could give 10 plus stars. How brave, how brilliant, how supremely interesting would these two sisters be as friends. It is when you read of people such as this that you see the futility of life - why, oh why, should such knowledge and experience be lost to humankind by dea...

from Atomicmutant

I'm not sure what more you could ask from a non-fiction title. A forgotten story, full of adventure, charm, knowledge, and humanity. Writing that is not florid but interesting and engaging. I just loved reading this. It's the story of Scottish twin sisters in the late 1800's who defied convention...

from NewsieQ

Exotic travel, pioneering women and ancient manuscripts -- these elements combine with top-notch writing and scholarship to create one terrific read. I recommended this book to my reading group and so I say "phew!" I hate it when I recommend a book that doesn't make the grade. It's tough to combi...

from LudieGrace

Read for the second time in February, 2017, for an article I'm researching. Still charming, and obviously of greater interest now that I've spent a few years working with manuscripts. [first reviewed on 2/13/10] I loved this book...what a fun read! I admit I probably would not have been quite so ...

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Sisters of Sinai is a tale of adventure, of exotic travel and of persistence (or sheer stubbornness) in overcoming trials and adversity. Janet Soskice, a Cambridge professor in philosophical theology, tells the story of 19th century twin sisters who discovered an ancient palimpsest at St Catherin...