With Two Eyes Into Gehenna, Jane Lebak
With Two Eyes Into Gehenna, Jane Lebak
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With Two Eyes Into Gehenna

Author: Jane Lebak

Narrator: Caryn Hoaglund

Unabridged: 18 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/25/2024


Synopsis

A rosary in one hand. A dagger in the other. Sister Magdalena never heard of the Catherinite nuns until the day she faced her own death sentence. Rome, 1562. Its the era of the Index of Banned Books and the Roman Inquisition. Kings still burn heretics. The worst threats come from within the Church itself. Only seventeen, Magdalena killed a priest who tried to rape her within the walls of her convent. His powerful family will see her executed, and then theyll destroy her mother and young sister. Instead, the pope makes an offer. To save her life and protect her family, Magdalena can disappear into a secret religious order, one with a demanding physical regimen to go along with the prayers. Shell pray the psalms and learn to climb walls. Shell sharpen her mind and fine-tune her body. Perfected, shell infiltrate the Council of Trent. Magdalenas order slips through cathedrals and palaces at the council, the Popes silent operatives. They act as bodyguards for the cardinals. They gather intelligence. If they find heresy, the penalty is death. But when one of the popes own men is named a heretic, Magdalena must decide how far shell go to protect her church.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Steven R. on March 12, 2019

In the last few months I have read 12 books or published short stories by Jane Lebak. I loved the Father Jay series, and have enjoyed the many stories and novels in the arch angel’s series. The Adventures of Bucky and Lee are really fun reads. But this, this is my favourite book by Lebak to date and......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on September 08, 2020

This book was gripping and unpredictable--a nail-biter with some startling twists and jaw-hits-the-floor moments. I loved the main character, Magdalena, with her grit and determination and faith, alongside her inner struggles. The unique historical setting at the Council of Trent was fascinating, an......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on December 13, 2018

Her best book yet! I wish I could give it SIX STARS! I believe I’ve read all of Jane Lebak's published works, and I believe this to be best one yet! I wish I could give it SIX STARS! I loved getting to know Magdalena. I was fascinated with the story, especially that she belonged to a select, secretiv......more

Goodreads review by Tisha on March 07, 2021

The story of a nun who struggles with her commitment to God and her commitment to the Church. Neither of them are making it easy..... Highly recommend!......more