Book Details: Hardback with gold embossing; A5, 309 pages; £13 (plus postage)

Originally entitled, The Life of Sr. Mary of St. Peter, Carmelite of Tours. Written by Herself, (Vie Soeur Sainte-Pierre, Carmelite de Tour), the book was edited by Abbè Pierre Janvier, and published in 1884. It is compiled primarily of the letters of Sr Marie de St Pierre, the Mother Superior, and other contemporaries, accompanied by the editor’s thoughts and wisdom.

The book details the life of a holy Carmelite nun in France in the mid-nineteenth century, who received communications from Our Blessed Lord with regard to His desire for the ‘Work of Reparation’ and devotion to His Most Holy Face, the Veronica. So beautiful are the revelations and wisdom of her spiritual life, that it seems a guide to life, as well as the pertinent with regard to the request from Our Lord, that seems more than ever a necessity today.