A Rocking-Horse Catholic Jarrett “one of the best non-academic

“one of the best non-academic biographies of a saint ever to be written in the English language

and undeniably interesting

the family is drawn into the social unrest and upheaval of Italy’s struggle for self-assertion and sovereignty and brought to the very brink of ruin

each selecting its cornerstone from that motto

telling him it’s his will you should be making this effort

A Rocking-Horse Catholic Jarrett “one of the best non-academicBy Caryll Houselander Caryll Houselander was nothing if not unconventional. In the estimation of Maisie Ward, her biographer and friend, it was this trait in particular, the lack of plaster in her sainthood, which so appealed to those who knew her or read her books. Published shortly after Houselanders death at the age of fifty three, A Rocking Horse Catholic is a charming, at times disarming, exercise in autobio graphy. With humility and humor,