Balkan Monastery: A Novel"An unusual novel, of a little known facet of the war -- not in the front trenches, but in a Serbian monastery where 80 young girls from Belgrade have been placed for safety. The relief forces fail them -- the advance of the Germans finds them deserted even by the old monks. One child runs away to seek her brother, and -- at the time of the realignment of races and boundaries, she is adopted by Bulgarians, and her Serbian heritage comes militantly to the fore. Eventually, she runs away again and is found by her father." --Kirkus review. |
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The only other monk of St. Roman at the time was Brother Seraphim , who had brought the children from the railway carriages to the monastery . He was much younger , and to him was intrusted the handling of most of the lunatics who came ...
The only other monk of St. Roman at the time was Brother Seraphim , who had brought the children from the railway carriages to the monastery . He was much younger , and to him was intrusted the handling of most of the lunatics who came ...
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The terrain of the monastery was closed in on every hand by enemy forces . The war had passed by leaving the monastery in a false peace . The sound of guns became more distant and desultory ; the flashes at night were no longer bright .
The terrain of the monastery was closed in on every hand by enemy forces . The war had passed by leaving the monastery in a false peace . The sound of guns became more distant and desultory ; the flashes at night were no longer bright .
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Sommario
CHAPTER | 1 |
GRANDFATHER Russ | 14 |
DEATH Calls At ST ROMAN | 52 |
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