Reinterpreting key twelfth-century sources, this book provides the first comprehensive history of the monastic Order of Tiron in France.

Kathleen Thompson is a doctor-originally a paediatrician, now specialising in pharmaceutical medicines and research. She has two long-suffering children, who patiently tolerate their mother's crazy projects, and rescue her from frequent IT catastrophes.
She enjoys adventures and has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, walked the Camino de Santiago (500 miles) and, cycled through Rajasthan and through the mountains of Kerala. She raised funds for the charity, Women v Cancer, during two of these escapades. When she found she had breast cancer, she believed it had happened for a reason and has written her first book to give the benefit of her experience and knowledge to help others with cancer and their loved ones.

Introduction; 1. Developing the Tiron Narrative; 2. Uncovering Tiron's literary history; 3. Documenting Tiron's success; 4. Abbot Bernard; 5. The monastery at Tiron; 6. Mother and daughters; Epilogue: the thirteenth century; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.