As a trilogy, they paint the possible lives of ordinary women in the Renaissance. With Sacred Hearts, Dunant completes what she’s called her Renaissance trilogy, which includes her two previous novels, The Birth of Venus and In the Company of the Courtesan.
Why do you think Dunant chose to set her story entirely within the convent’s walls? How would the novel have been different had she written more about the world outside them?ħ.
Which of the characters do you think suffer in the restrictive environment and which of them thrive and learn to manipulate the system? How do you think you would have responded if placed in such an environment?Ħ. Many people today think of eating disorders as a product of contemporary fashion,Ĭelebrity, and pop culture, but what can holy anorexia teach us about the modern disease?ĥ. Do you see the sisters of Santa Caterina as prisoners confined within the convent walls or, given the harsh reality of life outside for women, do you believe they in fact enjoyed more freedom and creativity than women on the outside? If you were a woman living then and could choose to live inside or out, which choice would you make?Ĥ. What do you think makes them so interesting?ģ. Nuns-from Hildegard of Bingen to Maria in The Sound of Music-have always been the subject of huge fascination to What would influence your decision to send your daughter to a convent? Do you think he was being cruel or practical?Ģ.
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