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A novel depiction of the ups, downs, joys, and healing found in Purgatory

August 6, 2022 Rachel Hoover Canto 9

Fictional portrayals of purgatory have a grand lineage. Dante climbed the seven-tiered mountain centuries ago, and Tolkien placed his character Niggle (in the short story “Leaf by Niggle”) in a sort of otherworldly hospital-cum-labor camp. […]

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