Abba
'Should be on the shelf of every library concentrating in spirituality'

Sisters Today
'A delightful insight into the lives of ascetics who left all to follow Christ...a very readable translation of an important collection of sayings'

Choice
'The only English translation of the most complete version of the Apophthegmata Patrum, a compilation of sayings from the desert monks of Egypt, Syria, and Palestine in the fourth to sixth century...likely to be widely read and enjoyed for their own sake'