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Quiet as a Nun is a thriller novel, written by Antonia Fraser. First published in 1977, it features Fraser's sleuthing heroine Jemima Shore as she revisits the convent school where she was educated following the mysterious death of one of the nuns.
The simile "quiet as a nun / Breathless with adoration" is often cited as an example of how a poet achieves effects. On the one hand "breathless" reinforces the placid evening scene Wordsworth is describing; on the other hand it suggests tremulous excitement, preparing the reader for the ensuing image of the eternal motion of the sea.
The first series included an adaptation of Antonia Fraser's 1977 novel Quiet as a Nun. This introduced to television the character of Jemima Shore—who was later spun off into her own ITV series—and starred Maria Aitken. "Quiet as a Nun" features a cliffhanger sequence where the 'Black Nun' appeared.
Novels about nuns, women who vow to dedicate their lives to religious service and contemplation, typically living under vows of poverty, ... Quiet as a Nun; R.
A 1959 western-thriller, “The Nun’s Story,” featuring Audrey Hepburn as a cloistered bride of Christ who rejoins the secular world, was one of Hollywood’s first forays into examining ...
Elizabeth Fisher/CBSYou’ve never seen a nun quite like Andrea Martin’s “Sister Andrea” on Paramount+’s Evil. At first blush, one might mistake her for an ordinary woman of God; in fact ...
A nun who abandoned a life of excess as an actress is now being considered for sainthood—nine years after her passing Mural of a smiling nun on a blue building, with people walking by. Image ...
Fraser's creation has been the basis of two television series which were broadcast in the United Kingdom: the 1978 Armchair Thriller serial Quiet as a Nun with Maria Aitken as Jemima Shore, [2] and an omnibus series, Jemima Shore Investigates, starring Patricia Hodge in the title role.