Her evil awakens the real power of Wise Child as well as the superstitions of the village, rendering the trial of Juniper for witchcraft inevitable. This delicate balance is destroyed by the coming of Maeve, Wise Child's mother, who had abandoned her. Wise Child manages to live between the Churchrepresented by the grim village priestand the witchcraft that Juniper would have her learn. Under Juniper's kind but stern tutelage, Wise Child thrives, learning herb lore, reading and basic survival in those difficult times. Orphaned by the death of her grandmother and her sailor-father's disappearance, Wise Child chooses to become the ward of Juniper, the village wisewoman who is healer, midwife and witch. While in her 30s Furlong had used LSD, an experience she described in her book Travelling In (1971) the work was banned from Church of Scotland bookshops.In this exciting, well-written fantasy, the setting (Britain in the Dark Ages) is as much a character as Wise Child and her guardian Juniper. In the 1980s she campaigned for the ordination of women, and when that goal was reached she called for the appointment of women to senior Church positions. She became a supporter of the cause of women in the Anglican Church. In her first book, With Love to the Church (1965), she expressed her beliefs in an inclusive Church and sided with those who felt excluded. In the 1960s, Furlong became involved in religious reform. She then joined The Spectator as its religious correspondent from 1958 until 1960, before moving to the Daily Mail, where she remained for the next eight years. įurlong began her writing career in 1956 as a feature writer for Truth magazine, where she met Bernard Levin, who became a lifelong friend. Furlong's autobiography, Bird of Paradise, was published in 1995. She also wrote a popular series of children's novels set in medieval England and Scotland: Wise Child, its prequel spinoff Juniper, and its immediate sequel Colman.
She wrote biographies of John Bunyan, Trappist monk Thomas Merton, Thérèse of Lisieux, and Alan Watts, as well as books covering such diverse topics as the spiritual life of aboriginals, medieval women mystics, and the Church of England. Many of Furlong's books reflected a deep interest in religion and spirituality. An obituary called her the Church of England's "most influential and creative layperson of the post-war period." Career She was born at Kenton near Harrow, north-west of London and died at Umberleigh in Devon.
Monica Furlong (17 January 1930 – 14 January 2003) was a British author, journalist, and activist. Religion, Church of England, women in religion Non-fiction, children's fiction, biography
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