Convent Wisdom: How Sixteenth-Century Nuns Could Save Your Twenty-First-Century Life

A “cheeky” (The New York Times) and “insightful” (Marie Claire) not-so-saintly self-help book that dives into the wild, wise, and unconventional lives of 16th- and 17th-century nuns, offering advice for our modern age and proving one thing: no matter what you’re going through, a legendary nun has been there before—and she’ll know what to do.

When most of us think of nuns, we picture hands clasped in prayer, solemn shuffles down cloistered halls, and that iconic habit silhouette. But what abo...