Recantation: Or the Confessions of a Convert to Romanism: A Tale of Domestic and Religious Life in Italy (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Wm; Ingraham Kip

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 036408023X ISBN 13: 9780364080238

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Recantation: a confession of faith, love, and spiritual struggle set against Italian life.

A moving narrative of a young English woman whose voyage to Italy becomes a stark test of belief, marriage, and cultural expectations. It chronicles a sharp shift from optimism to spiritual crisis and asks what it means to hold to one’s convictions when the heart wavers.

It blends travel, domestic life, and a plea for religious introspection as it follows a woman’s journey from early happiness to a crisis of faith. The story centers on personal longing, family bonds, and the pull of a different faith, inviting readers to consider how belief shapes identity and choices.

• Witness a voice wrestling with loyalty to family and to a faith tradition.
• Explore how travel, marriage, and social life intersect with spiritual doubt.
• See the emotional toll of a crisis of conscience and the path toward repentance.
• Experience a candid, reflective voice that examines faith, sorrow, and hope.

Ideal for readers who are curious about historical religious debates, personal transformation, and the human costs of choices about belief.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 036408023X
• ISBN 13: 9780364080238
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 292