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'Louise Omer was a Pentecostal preacher and faithful wife. But when her marriage crumbled, so did her beliefs.
'Haunted by questions about what it means to be female in a religion that worships a male God, she left behind a church and home to ask women around the world: how can we exist in patriarchal religion? And can a woman be holy?
'With $500 in her pocket and the conviction that she was following a divine path, Louise began a pilgrimage that has taken her to Mexican basilicas, Swedish cathedrals, Bulgarian mountains, and Moroccan mosques. Holy Woman combines travel writing, feminist theology, and confessional memoir to interrogate modern religion and give a raw and personal exploration of spiritual life under patriarchy.' (Publication summary)
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On Banquets and Crumbs
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , September vol. 81 no. 3 2022; (p. 209-212) Meanjin Online 2022;
— Review of Holy Woman : A Divine Adventure 2022 single work autobiography -
Books Roundup
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , July 2022;
— Review of Big Beautiful Female Theory 2020 single work autobiography ; Enclave 2022 single work novel ; Holy Woman : A Divine Adventure 2022 single work autobiography ; Forty Nights 2022 single work novel -
Witty, Poetic, Beautifully Written : The Best Australian Books Out in July
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 4 July 2022;
— Review of We Come With This Place 2022 multi chapter work essay prose ; Denizen 2022 single work novel ; The All of It : A Bogan Rhapsody 2022 single work autobiography ; Jesustown 2021 single work novel ; Holy Woman : A Divine Adventure 2022 single work autobiography
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Witty, Poetic, Beautifully Written : The Best Australian Books Out in July
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 4 July 2022;
— Review of We Come With This Place 2022 multi chapter work essay prose ; Denizen 2022 single work novel ; The All of It : A Bogan Rhapsody 2022 single work autobiography ; Jesustown 2021 single work novel ; Holy Woman : A Divine Adventure 2022 single work autobiography -
Books Roundup
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , July 2022;
— Review of Big Beautiful Female Theory 2020 single work autobiography ; Enclave 2022 single work novel ; Holy Woman : A Divine Adventure 2022 single work autobiography ; Forty Nights 2022 single work novel -
On Banquets and Crumbs
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , September vol. 81 no. 3 2022; (p. 209-212) Meanjin Online 2022;
— Review of Holy Woman : A Divine Adventure 2022 single work autobiography