She wrote, as she undoubtedly spoke, in an unapologetically vernacular Spanish-idiomatic, vivid, and informal-and Mirabai Starr's rendering is all of that. "Saint Teresa of Ávila has long deserved a far wider readership than existing translations have secured for her. The writing has such a delightful sparkle you can't help falling in love with Teresa." -John Nichols, author of The Milagro Beanfield War "Mirabai Starr's translation makes totally accessible this most famous (and attractive) saint. Saint Teresa no doubt chose Mirabai, for her talent with language and Spanish translation is pure genius." -Caroline Myss, author of Entering the Castle and Anatomy of the Spirit She has given Teresa a presence and a voice in a modern era. "Mirabai Starr's translation is a work for our time. This moving prayer was found in Teresa’s prayer book after her death, and it is another lingering display of her deep connection to the Divine.
This audiobook also includes Teresa of Ávila’s “bookmark” prayer, sung in English and Spanish. And in this audio edition, Tessa Bielecki delivers such an engaging reading of The Book of My Life that it seems as if we are listening to Teresa of Ávila herself. With this fresh, contemporary translation of The Book of My Life, Mirabai Starr brings the beloved Spanish mystic to life for a new generation.
The result was this book-one of the great classics of spiritual autobiography. During the era of the Spanish Inquisition, Teresa wrote an account of the mystical experiences for which she had become famous. Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582) is one of the most beloved of the Catholic saints. And above all, she combined an astonishing proclivity for ecstatic union with God with down-to-earth practicality and good humor. She was a brilliant administrator when such vocations were virtually closed to women. She was the last person anyone would have expected to become a nun, yet she became one of the most celebrated nuns of all time.
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