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A review by aliteralfield
Helena by George Weigel, Amy Welborn, Evelyn Waugh
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
The story of Emperor Constantine’s mother, Helena and the path to her becoming a saint.
Completely different from the other 3 Waugh books I’ve read, which are all set between 1920-40. This dives back to 300AD telling a digestible history of Helena.
It was very interesting for Waugh to depict a time when Rome was moving about from polytheism to Christianity, accepted by Constantine. Helena goes on a journey herself physically and spiritually to convert to Christianity and she does so by finding the True Cross.
I had to question why this books took such a different tone from his other works but then I realised he converted to Christianity in 1930 so through Helena, Waugh can share his journey to Catholicism
Completely different from the other 3 Waugh books I’ve read, which are all set between 1920-40. This dives back to 300AD telling a digestible history of Helena.
It was very interesting for Waugh to depict a time when Rome was moving about from polytheism to Christianity, accepted by Constantine. Helena goes on a journey herself physically and spiritually to convert to Christianity and she does so by finding the True Cross.
I had to question why this books took such a different tone from his other works but then I realised he converted to Christianity in 1930 so through Helena, Waugh can share his journey to Catholicism