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Maitland, Sara 1950-

Overview
Works:80 works in 199 publications in 11 languages and 10,029 library holdings
Genres:Adventure fiction  Adventure stories  Domestic fiction  Feminist fiction 
Roles:Other, Editor, Author of introduction
Classifications:pr6063.a355, 823.914
Most widely held works about Sara Maitland
 
Most widely held works by Sara Maitland
The Rushdie file( Book )
12 editions published between 1989 and 1990 in English and held by 1,145 libraries worldwide
On the reception of Salman Rushdie's "The Satanic verses".
A book of silence by Sara Maitland( Book )
14 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 741 libraries worldwide
After a noisy upbringing, Maitland found herself living alone in the country and, to her surprise, falling in love with silence. She describes how she set out to explore this new love, spending periods of silence in the Sinai desert, the Scottish hills, and a remote cottage on the Isle of Skye.
Ancestral truths by Sara Maitland( Book )
9 editions published between 1993 and 1995 in English and held by 663 libraries worldwide
Roman om familieforhold, hvor fem søskende med børn og forældre samles på det skotske familiegods. De har alle udviklet sig forskelligt og har forskellige problemer.
A map of the new country : women and Christianity by Sara Maitland( Book )
7 editions published between 1982 and 1983 in English and held by 652 libraries worldwide
Titans and Olympians : Greek & Roman myth by Tony Allan( Book )
1 edition published in 1997 in English and held by 646 libraries worldwide
The ancient Greeks and Romans created two of the most incredible and enduring cultures known to humanity. They also created a pantheon of gods and a rich body of mythology that has survived for centuries. Among these powerful myths is the story of Athena, the goddess of battle, who sprang from Zeus's head, and the story of Dionysus, the god of wine and fertility, whose worshippers achieved a state of mad ecstasy. These fantastic stories are captured in this volume.
Three times table by Sara Maitland( Book )
13 editions published between 1990 and 1994 in English and held by 538 libraries worldwide
The languages of love by Sara Maitland( Book )
15 editions published between 1978 and 1995 in English and German and held by 439 libraries worldwide
Virgin territory : a novel by Sara Maitland( Book )
9 editions published between 1984 and 1993 in English and Undetermined and held by 421 libraries worldwide
The rape of a nun in a South American mission house causes more disturbance among the unharmed sisters than in the victim herself. She comes to London to work through her emotional reaction and to examine her vow of chastity. Is virginity positive or negative?
Angel maker : the short stories of Sara Maitland by Sara Maitland( Book )
6 editions published between 1996 and 1998 in English and held by 363 libraries worldwide
A collection of stories on women, from biblical heroines to simple housewives. The story, The Burning Times, is on lesbians in the Middle Ages, Fag Hags: A Field Guide, is on women who go out with gay men, and Siren Song is on some revengeful sirens.
A big-enough God : a feminist's search for a joyful theology by Sara Maitland( Book )
2 editions published between 1995 and 1996 in English and held by 319 libraries worldwide
Virtuous magic : women saints and their meanings by Sara Maitland( Book )
5 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 265 libraries worldwide
Vesta Tilley by Sara Maitland( Book )
2 editions published in 1986 in Undetermined and English and held by 207 libraries worldwide
Very heaven : looking back at the 1960's( Book )
4 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 188 libraries worldwide
Brittle joys by Sara Maitland( Book )
6 editions published between 1999 and 2000 in English and held by 180 libraries worldwide
Walking on the water : women talk about spirituality( Book )
2 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 172 libraries worldwide
A book of spells by Sara Maitland( Book )
5 editions published between 1987 and 1990 in English and held by 137 libraries worldwide
Women fly when men aren't watching : short stories by Sara Maitland( Book )
2 editions published between 1993 and 1994 in English and held by 135 libraries worldwide
Gardens of illusion : places of wit and enchantment by Sara Maitland( Book )
2 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 133 libraries worldwide
Far north & other dark tales by Sara Maitland( Book )
3 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 117 libraries worldwide
Angel & me : stories by Sara Maitland( Book )
5 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 116 libraries worldwide
Originally written to be read on BBC Radio 4's "Morning Story" during Holy Week, "this collection of stories based on Bible themes offers fresh insights about spiritual women of courage such as Sarah, Mary, Martha, Pilate's wife Claudia, Lady Godiva, Radegund, Margaret Clitherow, Mary Fisher, Perpetua, and Felicity. The book's final section contains a witty and moving account of the author's fictional relationship with her guardian angel."--p.xi and back cover.
 
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The Rushdie file
Alternative Names
Maitland, Sara
Languages
English (182)
German (6)
Dutch (5)
Undetermined (3)
Spanish (2)
Hungarian (2)
Danish (1)
French (1)
Slovenian (1)
Swedish (1)
Hebrew (1)
Covers
A book of silenceTitans and Olympians : Greek & Roman mythAngel maker : the short stories of Sara MaitlandA big-enough God : a feminist's search for a joyful theologyVirtuous magic : women saints and their meaningsGardens of illusion : places of wit and enchantmentAngel & me : stories
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