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  • ISBN: 161756060X
  • Category: Romance
  • Author: Marion Meade
  • Subcategory: Historical
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  • Language: English
  • Publisher: e-reads.com (October 15, 2010)
  • Pages: 450 pages
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  • Rating: 4.3
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Marion Meade studied at Northwestern University in Illinois and later received a master’s from Columbia Graduate . I was fascinated by this story. I'd never heard of Heloise and Abelard. And when I was finished reading, I could not decide whether or not he loved her as intensely as she loved him.

Marion Meade studied at Northwestern University in Illinois and later received a master’s from Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. She worked as a freelance writer and her articles have appeared in leading magazines and newspapers, including the New York Times, McCall’s, the Village Voice, Ms. Magazine, and Cosmopolitan. Meade has written novels, biographies, and nonfiction books. I had a difficult time accepting her decision to give up her child for this man.

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Marion Meade weaves history and fiction together in Stealing Heaven, an epic story of one of history’s most tragic love affairs

Marion Meade weaves history and fiction together in Stealing Heaven, an epic story of one of history’s most tragic love affairs. With facts pulled from Heloise’s actual love letters, Meade creates a poetic and sensual tapestry of France in the twelfth century. Heloise and Abelard lived beyond their punishment in quiet contemplation of life and God-Abelard as a monk and Heloise as a nun and the founder of a convent. Her story is one of a brilliant woman, trapped within the confines of her society. But it is also the story of an inspiring love that has lived on throughout history.

Stealing Heaven book I knew the story of Abelard and Heloise from other sources, but Meade really does make, at least, come alive as a person.

Stealing Heaven book. Marion Meade weaves history and fiction together in Stealing Heaven, an epic story of one of history’s most tragic love affairs. I knew the story of Abelard and Heloise from other sources, but Meade really does make, at least, come alive as a person. Abelard is a little harder to get a handle on and I kept wanting more- emotion, explanation, et. from him.

The Love Story Of Heloise And Abelard. I love the idea of chivalrous knights as much as the next romantic. There is no greater excitement than reading tales of lords and ladies, Gothic cathedrals and moated castles and poetic troubadours. Ah, to be a pilgrim on the road to Compostela.

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It is Heloise, according to Meade, who, to Abelard's irritation, began the compilation of contradictions in the .

It is Heloise, according to Meade, who, to Abelard's irritation, began the compilation of contradictions in the writings of Church Fathers which resulted in Abelard's Sic et Non. As Heloise's tutor, hired by her guardian, Fulbert, Abelard admits grudgingly that Heloise's scholarly exercises are ""Good. Especially for a woman. But when the two are lovers-and tumultous, gymnastic lovers they are-Abelard absorbs her whole being.

Original movie poster. It is a costume drama based on the French 12th century medieval romance (a true story) of Peter Abelard and Héloïse and on a historical novel by Marion Meade. This was Donner's final theatrical film, before his death on 7 September 2010.

Personal Name: Meade, Marion, 1934-. Personal Name: Abelard, Peter, 1079-1142 Fiction. Personal Name: Héloïse, 1101-1164 Fiction. Rubrics: Abbesses, Christian France Fiction Women educators Theologians. by compiled by Michael Harrington. ISBN: 0644253924 Author: Harrington, Michael, 1950- Publication & Distribution: Canberra. Australian Government Publishing Service, (c)1993.

Marion Meade With facts pulled from Heloise's actual love letters, Meade creates a poetic .

In twelfth-century France, two of Europe's greatest minds met and fell in love. With facts pulled from Heloise's actual love letters, Meade creates a poetic and sensual tapestry of France in the 12th century. Perelman, William Faulkner, and Lilian Hellman.

"In twelfth-century France, two of Europe’s greatest minds met and fell in love. It was a love forbidden by the world around them and eventually they were torn apart from each other. But, the spark of it remained smoldering inside the lovers until their death and beyond. Heloise and her tutor, Peter Abelard, share a devotion passionate in its depth and beautiful in its thoughtfulness. They marry, and Heloise bears a son whom she names Astrolabe. However, all of this must be done in secret, for Abelard is forbidden to wed by the church which considers him a cleric. When the truth of their relationship is exposed, they are separated and punished both in body and soul. Marion Meade weaves history and fiction together in STEALING HEAVEN, an epic story of one of history’s most tragic love affairs. With facts pulled from Heloise’s actual love letters, Meade creates a poetic and sensual tapestry of France in the 12th century."
Reviews about Stealing Heaven: The Love Story of Heloise and Abelard (7):
Nalmezar
The story of Héloïse d'Argenteuil and Peter Abélard undoubtedly evokes posterity's romantic longing---that what we hold deepest might last eternally. But even given the spirit of fiction inter-woven with what limited documents exist, "Stealing Heaven" stretches dramatic license a bit too tight and displays some odd anachronisms that appear out of place in 12th century France. For all that I found fault with the book, the title was quite well chosen.

There has been a disturbing trend recently to "update" history in both film and some historical fiction to accommodate modern sensibilities, which gives a false impression (and critical understanding) of the past and specific events of that past. Meade fails to give not only due diligence to the core of either Héloïse or Abélard (which was, first and foremost, an intensely passionate embrace of intellectualism), but to the deeper cosmology of the era in which these two lived and breathed. I would go as far as to say it was that very intensity of intellect which ignited the physical between the two, as though each desired to consume the mind through the body of the other.

Although the book is not the worst that could be read in imagining a fiction from sparse fact, I appreciated far more the Chris Bryant screenplay for the Clive Donner film that seems, to all intent and purpose, to have only been titled on the Marion Meade book listed in the opening credits. Although historically diluted, I thought it more balanced in approach with its use of symbolism, a more acceptable cognition of the cosmology of the era and some recognition of the scholastic prowess of these two historic figures.
Kelenn
Well, I saw the film (1988) first and realized I wouldn't be satisfied until I read the book that inspired it. The film focuses on the love affair and less on the amazing strength possessed by Heloise to straddle the overwhelming clashes of family obligation and the intrusive religious and political arenas, which dictated the confines of her and Peter Abelard's relationship. I've now read other books about the star-crossed couple and I think this author makes the culture and complexities of the times understandable and relevant. If you want to read about the first true feminist - this may be your story!
Agarus
I love this book. Its one of my favorite stories and is so well written that I could not put it down. A beautiful rendering of a famous love story. Not at all mushy or adolescent. Very well done. This book will never be loaned out to friends because I want to be able to reread it at my leisure. Highly recommended.
Gathris
l love this book!...l fell in love with both heloise and abalard.....l cried at the ending..l felt as though l was there with them...l first read this book in the public library and after reading at least 3xxx's l wanted it on my shelf....l also have a copy of a book on their love letters to each other.....thank you marion meade you have a wonderful gift for writing.....
Quemal
exactly as described--quick shipment--would buy from again--AAAAA+++++
WtePSeLNaGAyko
A beautiful love story. I read it many years ago - loved it so much I read it again!!
Xcorn
This is my favorite book of all time. I have read it at least four times and enjoyed every time. I have purchased it twice and loaned it to many friends (who loved it too).
I was fascinated by this story. I'd never heard of Heloise and Abelard. And when I was finished reading, I could not decide whether or not he loved her as intensely as she loved him. I had a difficult time accepting her decision to give up her child for this man. But I realize that life was much different for a female in those times. Still....

I came away not knowing for sure whether I even LIKED Abelard. While I admired Heloise, even with her flaws. (At least I thought they were flaws.) She gave up EVERYTHING for the man she loved. And I can't help but think she got precious little in return. Maybe after the story "sits" on my brain for a while I will change that perception.

I wish I had one-tenth her strength, perseverance and ability to do whatever was necessary for her to survive.

Abelard, to me, took the easy way out. I'm not convinced he meant everything he said to her in his letters.

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