Chapters 15 and 16 Summary

Philippa's friend McTurk brings two Buddhist monks to Brede who agree that those at Brede have "the real thing." Philippa watches one turning a prayer wheel and thinks how the nuns at Brede work like this prayer wheel through the liturgical routines of the calendar year. After the episode with Penny, Philippa has found herself being called more and more often to the parlors to meet with guests. She is tired by her many duties but still tries to do her job completely. Dame Veronica's children's book has become a best seller. Veronica's mother and brother have both been to see her and those relationships appear to be mending. Although Veronica appears to have returned to her old self, she begins to let her writing and her poetry come between her and her duties at the monastery. Meanwhile Dame Agnes has...