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Contemporary Fiction · 1950 · G

Helena

by Evelyn Waugh

The mother of Constantine the Great searches for the True Cross — Waugh's historical novel of faith.

ForAll agesGenreContemporary FictionLength240 pagesRead time~6.5 hours

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No violence

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No profanity

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No sexual content

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No substance use

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Themes of faith, pilgrimage, and the search for divine truth

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Waugh's 1950 historical novel follows Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine, on her quest to find the True Cross in Jerusalem. Clean historical fiction with a Catholic theological focus. Appropriate for all ages.

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