1. This book draws heavily on woman-authored materials, especially letters, to tell the story of the Carmelite reform. 2. This book brings to light a wealth of new material, such as a letter to Mar a de San Jos from a Discalced Carmelite friar who participated in the Spanish Armada and was left stranded off the coast of Ireland and a letter from a Clarissa prioress who was fled to Portugal from Flanders. 3. This book provides a multitude of documents...