The Empress Helena made the historic pilgrimage to Palestine,found pieces of wood from the true Cross,and built churches at Bethlehem and Olivet. Her life coincided with one of the great turning-points of history: the recognition of Christianity as the religion of the Roman Empire. The enormous conflicting forces of the age,and the corruption,treachery,and madness of Imperial Rome combine to give Evelyn Waugh the theme for one of his most arresting and memorable novels.
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Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780140182439Number of pages: 240Weight: 179 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 14 mm
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Mr Waugh is a master of narrative: every sentence compels you to reads its successor - Raymond Mortimer Sunday Times It goes without saying that Helena is amusing,shapely,and well-written,and it also contains some extremely witty incidents New Statesman Helena was Waugh's most intentional statement about the truth of Christianity and about vocation as the heart of Christian discipleship - George Weigel
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