Paul and Lilia must reach their breaking points before they can decide whether their love is worth fighting for.
After moving to London, Lilia and Paul, old family friends, reunite.
Lilia would rather destroy property and serve time in prison than see her spirit destroyed and imprisoned by marriage to a clergyman, while Paul wants nothing more than to settle down and keep Lilia out of harm’s way. Clarissa Harwood's debut novel, Impossible Saints, tells the story of Lilia Brooke, an English school teacher and staunch supporter of the suffragette movement, and Paul Harris, an Anglican canon looking to further advance his career in the church. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. They can’t deny their attraction, but they know they don’t belong in each other’s worlds. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Impossible Saints (Thorndike Press Large Print Historical Fiction) at. Lilia doesn’t believe in God, but she’s attracted to Paul’s intellect, ethics, and dazzling smile.Īs Lilia finds her calling in the militant Women’s Social and Political Union, Paul is increasingly driven to rise in the church. Paul, an Anglican priest, has a big ambition of his own: to become the youngest dean of St. Lilia wants to change women’s lives by advocating for the vote, free unions, and contraception. Set in England in 1907, Impossible Saints is a novel that burns as brightly as the suffrage movement it depicts, with the emotional resonance of Tracy Chevalier and Jennifer Robson.Įscaping the constraints of life as a village schoolmistress, Lilia Brooke bursts into London and into Paul Harris’s orderly life, shattering his belief that women are gentle creatures who need protection.
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