MEADVILLE, Pa., May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- "The
Countess Choir Woman": an intricate tale of a woman of integrity,
is the creation of published author Eleanor
Cripps, a Vienna-born
American citizen who has worked a long and varied career in
positions such as consultant, secretary, and official delegate. She
now lives with her husband in Virginia.
Cripps writes, "This is the touching story of a vivacious,
talented girl growing up in splendid freedom in Transylvania, then
Hungary but now part of Rumania,
until a tragic event transplants her and three older siblings to
eighteenth century Vienna and the
house of a cardinal, whose wards they have become. The four
youngsters know they have no choice but to adjust to their
drastically changed life and a demanding curriculum of studies.
"In time, all four teenagers are placed with religious orders
and eventually take their vows. The youngest, Tessa, enters the
abbey of Goss in Styria, a contemplative order of choir women from
noble families, and she eventually becomes Choir woman Maria
Columba. Her great talent and love of singing, especially the
Gregorian chant, as well as an understanding abbess, help her
adjust to the strict rules and grueling daily schedule.
"Over time, however, circumstances change and her always strong
temper revolts against what she perceives as unjust and abhorred
decisions by her superiors, causing her to be confined to a cell
under prisonlike conditions.
"She is freed years later when Joseph II of Austria decrees the dissolution of
contemplative abbeys, monasteries, and convents. Realizing that
having been confined for so long was an injustice, the state grants
her as the only member of the congregation the means to live out
her life as a private woman."
Published by Christian Faith Publishing, Eleanor Cripps's new book is a vivid, richly
detailed, and deeply researched narrative that brings history to
life.
View a synopsis of "The Countess Choir Woman" on YouTube.
Consumers can purchase "The Countess Choir Woman" at traditional
brick & mortar bookstores, or online at Amazon.com, Apple
iTunes store, or Barnes and
Noble.
For additional information or inquiries about "The Countess
Choir Woman", contact the Christian Faith Publishing media
department at 866-554-0919.
SOURCE Christian Faith Publishing