Caryll Houselander: A Biography

Association of Catholic Publishers Award Winner First Place - Memoir   Winner of the Catholic Media Association Award 2nd Place - Biography   "Maisie Ward, who knew Caryll Houselander and published many of her books,  called her a “Divine Eccentric.”  Houselander suffered much in her short life.   She was singular, awkward, and odd, and also the most popular and prolific writer for Catholics in postwar England.   She focused on  the passion of Christ and how personal suffering might be linked to it.   Based on deep research, grounded  in the historical and religious context, and written in accessible prose, Mary Francis Coady’s biography of Caryll Houselander  adds to understanding this  “Divine Eccentric.” "- Dana Greene, is Dean Emerita  of Oxford College of Emory University an author of “The Living of Maisie Ward” and four other biographies.  "This book is a watershed publication for the study of Houselander: the first biography based on extensive archival research that presents h